GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — Nine brains were found along a street in a northern New York village, but authorities say there’s nothing to fear.
The brains are believed to have been part of a collection for educational or research purposes. No criminal activity is suspected. Residents discovered the brains on a street near railroad tracks in Governeur and notified police Wednesday.
A local veterinarian determined one of the brains had been professionally removed and preserved in formaldehyde. The organs are believed to be either from dogs or sheep.
Mishaps with preserved brains are not uncommon.
Last year the University of Texas in Austin said dozens of human brains stored in jars of formaldehyde and reported missing were actually destroyed in 2002. Those brains had been donated for teaching and research.
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Someone should check the GOP presidential front-runners out of caution. The symptoms are subtle and only a direct examination will allow us to be sure.
Misleading Huffington Post clickbait headline strikes again.
A meeting of the minds?
Hey, has anyone seen my brain?
(This is the low-hanging fruit.)
My mind instantly flashed to Marty Feldman’s brain-stealing scene in “Young Frankenstein”