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WTF Facts Compilation - Part 1 - http://imgur.com/gallery/B4ZHM
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boethius
There is more to the story about the anti-Lyme vaccine which was withdrawn for multiple reasons and not just the anti-vaccine lawsuit.
yagotabekittenme
Damn, Scientology.
TheFlyingSheep
Fun fact: my parents and I used to shop at that store in Paraguay all the time! Thankfully we didn't that day
koektrommel
Torture murder and imprisonment? Step three seems redundant.
theicklestone
"Having a bachelors degree" does not equal "having a useful bachelors degree" with career options.
live2hover
Shame on you Bayer!
EmeraldPeanut
I always downvote facts without sources.
bhobbit123
Can this be a thing?
d33pfr33z3
If i weren't lazy I would find a gif of Cutty cutting off that interns tie. $housereference ($ cause # are lame)
zahl
Hey, man, don't knock my Bachelors in the Custodial Arts.
AgentFoo
If you're not seriously mistrustful of all large corporations (especially pharma), you're just not paying attention.
popculturella
Fuck Scientology.
BeardKhan
Fuck every religion except the one true path: Faith on the All father, Odin.
whyknotzoidberg
323,000 Liberal Arts Majors
creativename
I think It's kind of funny that I haven't even finished my Environmental Sciences degree and I am the boss of a guy who has a Masters in Bio
phiya
I'm glad somebody said it.
lozeldatkm
You KNOW Bayer fucked up when suddenly Scientologists are only the 2nd-biggest fucktards on this list.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Anti-vaccination lobby got my #1 spot
prattleassassin
I could tell you bedtime stories about the company's activities in support of the Third Reich.
lozeldatkm
Yeah but I can at least believe maybe they didn't know what was going on there. Selling infected blood is different.
toadlily
They've publicly apologized for that, and paid voluntary reparations to victims and families.
ercdig
Jocelyn Elders for Imgur president!
TearingMeApartLisa
The things Scientology tried to do to my best friend are totally fucked up. She's lucky she got out alive.
thenomadictattooguy
I know the post is labeled WTF, but still feel its wrong that the facts about injustice or suffering are from kickassfacts.
BitchButcher
Why can a cop be placed in an psychiatric facility by his fellow officers ?
Magnanimous420
They claimed he was paranoid and possibly schizophrenic in order to discredit his claims, the case has not been settled.
phiya
For the same reason that a cop can be arrested for murder? Except these assholes did it without any real reason/evidence?
imjakefromstatefarm
yeah they basically forced him into an institution without cause, they have the whole incident on a tape recording should try googling (1)
imjakefromstatefarm
(2) for the audio it is pretty terrifying and really fucked up the stuff they put this guy through for being a whistleblower
TheBatleyTownswomensGuild
1/2 I listened to his story on This American Life. One day he phoned in to say he wasn't coming in because of the stress. He recorded how
TheBatleyTownswomensGuild
2/2 officers turned up at his house arrested him and took him to a psychiatric facility.
arcadiasilver
Adrian Schoolcraft is the reason I laugh at the cop-poligists posts that come across imgur
imjakefromstatefarm
YES! I listened to the same program! so fucked up how they locked him away for so long and refused to tell his family where he was!
SammyFletcher
Literally fuck whoever ended the Lyme disease vaccine, I got Bell's palsy when I was a little kid because of it, and it wasn't fun
noeashly
I had a friend from High School who died from (or from complications of, not sure which) it. This is depressing. She suffered for years!
accipiter
I had excruciating migrating joint pain, and my fuckface doctor (IN CONNECTICUT) didn't believe it was Lyme. I had to demand the test.
DerpahantTheMagnificent
My little sis got Lyme when she was 6 and we almost lost her, now she has other complications from it. This could have been prevented
TheHeroWeNeed
People, what a bunch of bastards!
AOIMCubanJ
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ThomasBankston
"Facts to make you angry"
Zachasm
Next time a life-saving vaccine comes on the market I'm going to be more OBNOXIOUSLY VOCAL SUPPORTING IT THAN THE ANTI VACCINE FUCKS!
SmashingChap
Fucking furious more like. Fuming. Fumious.
DoesntUnderstandTheReference
Sometimes when I see things like this, it makes me want to stick umbrellas up these bastard's asses and open them.
strangecharmquark
WTF Facts - Lost Faith in Humanity Edition
ItsAlwaysTimeToDiddle
Sigh, not everyone's evil just because there are evil people.
TomZanovich
Don't tell that to Nietzsche.
strangecharmquark
It's an idiom, I still love people :)
JamMasterBox
What the fuck is wrong with the US! I mean, all that other stuff if infuriating too, but god damn! They sold Hep C and HIV to countries!
notme222
Yeah, fuck the US and their evil corporations and oh yeah Bayer is a German company but never mind that let's just hate on USA some more!
ArcaneM37
Exactly. Fuck anti-vaccine lobby groups! My dad just got limes disease and will deal with the symptoms for the rest of his life!
notme222
Sorry to hear that. But in fairness, it was on sale for 4 years and was pulled because no one wanted it. The arthritis was irrelevant.
notme222
So if he didn't get the vaccine in 1998-2002, what makes you think he'd have gotten one before getting infected?
Solisav
I didn't know they had this vaccine... if I'd known I would've gotten it.
westPAguy
I have this shit right now! they have to tap my fucking spine to fix me!
katychla
My friend's dad has Lyme disease and it's damn near destroyed his life!!! I live in fear of it because of what it did to him!
Tyaldan
FUCK EM! I know someone who has it and it sounds like exactly the kinda thing I dont want to catch! Wish i could buy a HANDY VACCINE FOR IT!
ThomasBankston
But like.......a study that was made by someone who knew a scientist once said there might be a connection sometimes
westPAguy
And no, its not for the rest of your life - fully curable - it just sucks a lot.
ArcaneM37
According to my RN mother, the symptoms are treatable, but there will be life-long effects. But I have not researched it myself.
FaxCelestis
Asskicking Facts
Eowyneb
And cry in your sleep. i grew up in Bolivia, the horror thing was like a slap in the face. No wonder my mother wanted to leave the country
armeggedonCounselor
Honestly, Scientology is scarier to me than the Catholic Church.
SirusKing
Blind faith is scary. Hell, corruption is scary too.
koflan
You don't have to belong to any kind of church to have blind faith in stupid and harmful things.
arcadiasilver
But when you can enforce that faith with gobs of cash and a media empire...
blasron
so happy that scientology is not reconnise as a religion in canada so FUCKING HAPPY
SerialKitten666
But we still have scientology churches in every major city...?
raspymorten
....Scientology is a cult and may try to take over the world....And lets see what happends to me now...
RanceMuhammitz
Bold move
SteelRuler
Living dangerous huh!
ProudAussie
Lets see them battle Islamic Extremists
NaturalProgressionGaming
Fun Fact: They are the #1 land owner in California. Which means they get what they want, politically.
RedReddington
raspymorten
...It didnt pay off...
eireofdanorth
RIP raspymorten
raspymorten
Yeah...I'm typing this from heaven...I made it for 2 days...
VigoTheCarpathian
It's been 5 years, anything happen to you?
raspymorten
Yes
treeshakertucker
fuck scientology
Zachasm
I would like to think of them as more of a Criminal Organization...you know, that way RICO applies to them in court.
Tzaot
Indeed, they may try. But as long as they are but men, fragile and scared of one another, greed wins, especialy if there is money around.
AlbinoAlligator
Fuck it, I'll go down with you. FUCK SCIENTOLOGY!!!!
Strayafuckyeahwhatlanguage
Not supporting Scientology or hating religions or whatevs but if you stop and look at the origin of any religion they're all craycray
PCMasterRace420
rip
shatter3ddr3ams
They won't do anything to you - but, if you were more of a threat - they "free-game" you, they call it - that is, anything
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
Don't quote me on this but I think I recall reading somewhere that they've discontinued that practice (officially, anyway).
shatter3ddr3ams
I don't doubt that - officially - but I sincerely doubt it in practice. They'd have to completely overhaul & eliminate troll Miscavige.
shatter3ddr3ams
But, then, with a username like yours...hah, I kid =) Wikipedia says Fair Gaming is still officially ok'd; take that for what you will.
ImJustHereSoIDontGetFined
Ah, maybe I'm remembering wrong then. Doesn't surprise me with Scientology.
shatter3ddr3ams
they want to do to you to stop your spreading truth (short of murder, but including causing negligent death - (2/3)
shatter3ddr3ams
http://www.xenu-directory.net/mirrors/www.whyaretheydead.net/ They are fucking. frightening.
AlbinoAlligator
Wow
shatter3ddr3ams
Yup. See, Scientologists will throw around the "you're against my religion" BS, but I don't care what they believe. I care about their(1/2)
shatter3ddr3ams
I care about their systematic destruction of so many people, either too weak or weak-willed to stop them. It's vulgar.
nowputthatthingbackwhereitcamefromorsohelpme
The issue is they are a very, very rich cult
arcadiasilver
Mostly b/c they target the very rich to convert in the first place.
girlontheinternet
Because they charge people a lot of money for their energy tests and "courses" or whatever. That should be a warning sign.
My5yearolddaughterhasmorefriendsthanido
Thanks a lot Tom Cruise. Also, I'm pretty sure they use witchcraft cause he's "51" but looks more like 35. Just sayin..
Eowyneb
No that is just money. With money you get the best food and medicen :/
kalexamitchell
And usually education. :/
WilhelmvonSchlapphand
No good cults start out rich. The good ones start out poor.
NaturalProgressionGaming
The richest, in fact.
angrymoustacheseals
Only cuz you have to pay to figure out Zulu runs the world. No women, Beyoncé.
TheChurroGuy
Scientology is bullshit. Yes, I will patiently wait in line to receive my lawsuit.
rumandbass
v̶i̶s̶i̶t̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶a̶g̶u̶a̶y̶
Fachera
It is the wild wild WILD west. Been to many crazy places, but won't go back there.
rockblood
Why, it's not THAT bad!
gunsandshit
I lived there for a year. It's actually a great place to be. Though it is at the same time kinda like the wild west haha.
ImgurMakesMeSmile
why a year?
gunsandshit
exchange student
jasonthemcclain
That had me spontaneously chuckle out loud.
Kable
wise choice my friend!
samuraiyu
Used to visit there all the time. It was like the wild fucking west.
werbenjagermenjensen
IVE BEEN TO PARAGUAY!!! sorry for the yelling. My parents are from there.
ImgurMakesMeSmile
mine too!
gunsandshit
Where in paraguay have you been?
samuraiyu
Ciudad del Este only. Been there a few times. Was excited to see it made it in to a movie with Miami Vice haha.
Seba2298
I'm from Paraguay, it ain't even that bad, but I'd still rather live somewhere else.
hjf2011
amigo para llega a pilar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUe_Wb0t5CU
Eowyneb
Paraguay is still wondrefull
lrodhubbard
Why doesn't this have 15,000 likes?! I genuinely LOLz'ed.
ript11
get bayer products
ifmandypatinkinwasahorse
t̶o̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶d̶o̶c̶t̶o̶r̶'̶s̶ ̶t̶i̶e̶
FR0ZENS0L1D
My cousin has a master's degree in social work and works as a waitress because it pays her more, allowing to pay her school loans.
LabyrinthCharm
I have a friend who has a Masters in Criminal Justice and can't get a job outside a call center. He's going back to school now.
chaosundivided
banthafood
Isn't Lyme disease caused by a strain of bacteria?
thanksforallthefish1979
the vaccine itself wasn't super effective, lasting ~6 months and not protecting against all serotypes, so it wasn't all public opinion
Popspoppingit
I bet it caused autism too. (I need to state that this is sarcasm.)
rumandbass
/s is shorthand, fyi.
Popspoppingit
Orly? Neat.
JokesExplained
Having had serious lyme disease a year ago. Seriously fuck all those people.
sousourada
I'm in the same boat. Hope you are doing better.
HarperLee
I've had lyme disease twice. And I have arthritis in my hand. Guess which is worse...
proxieme
Helps explain why there's a lyme vaccine for dogs but not a lyme vaccine for humans.
TehNoobinator117
There is no Lyme vaccine for people?
accipiter
TehNoobinator117
Oh yeah, because arthritis is SOOO much worse than Lyme disease.
accipiter
It's funny because not only did the vaccine NOT cause arthritis, but arthritis is a symptom of Lyme. The vaccine would protect AGAINST it.
proxieme
I know. I have one neighbor who was on antibiotics for a *year* because he had advanced stage lyme and another who suffered neurological dmg
proxieme
Not on the market in the US.
ender95
Is there one for us Europeans?
TehNoobinator117
That was what I was asking.
proxieme
And that was my answer >_>
Caliso
I had lyme disease as a kid....THOSE FUCKERS SCREWED ME!
accipiter
I got Lyme 3 years ago and it caused some minor permanent damage because I didn't catch it early enough. I would kill for that vaccine.
Caliso
That's how I got it when I was 4yo. A tick from our cat. Cat had to be put down. :(
accipiter
I am phobic of ticks now. I never know if one is on me because I never found the one that bit me. Also I live in CT where Lyme is epidemic.
TheGenitalTornado
Couldn't they just bring it back? what did they burn all the documentation or something?
Zachasm
Probably made illegal due to lobbying efforts.
Windshadow333
I work in a lab down the hall from a group that invented an HSV-1 vaccine using a live-attenuated virus (1/3).
Windshadow333
It completely protects and confers immunity to mice and guinea pigs, but the FDA doesn't like live-attenuated virus, preferring (2/3)
Windshadow333
subunit vaccines which they consider "safer". Polio, smallpox, mumps, measles, rubella - all live-attenuated (3/3).
WonderThunder
There's a herpes vaccine? Have they not seen how many new cases there are yearly? It's a public health crisis, and these fools...urgh...
Windshadow333
Yup, I know. Good news is they are working on a subunit vaccine based on the protein(s) they think are conferring immunity.
brianclementsvatua
What is really frightening is the only reason Scientology is able to do things like this (entirely legal by the way) is through large 1/3
SirusKing
Most people already knew that with enough money you can do whatever the fuck you want.
brianclementsvatua
2/3 amounts of money and manipulating the legal system, which means anyone with a large amount of money can destroy a persons life over
brianclementsvatua
3/3 just about anything, or nothing at all.
Eowyneb
This happens, every day the rich do as they like
AlbinoAlligator
Of course! It's not winning the case it's tying it up legally so much that the opponent taps out. Welcome to America.
EroticZombiePants
It's always been like that.
jpb103
Law != Justice.
HogwartsAlumnus
Anyone who's been through divorce court with someone who has more money than you can tell you that... :(
1134206
The "legal" ;) ;) way.
Moradeth
Just like the Westboro Baptist Church.
Cruxador
Westboro is neither rich, nor do they destroy lives. They just protest stuff as dickishly as possible.
bobbi21
Scientology actually does a lot of illegal things (operation snow white) that money get's them out of. Westboro is just practicing freedom 1
bobbi21
of speech so entirely legal. They're just asshats. 2
Moradeth
Questionably legal, some things they say during protests could be considered fighting words.
RepostDefender
triple upvote for you, good sir..!!
poortom
promoting masturbation to reduce teen preg is stupid. When I was a teen I could have jacked 15 times a day & would still try to get laid.
TotallyNotJaimieLannister
As a teen male I would disagree.
poortom
Yeah, I'm not discussing this with a teen male.
yarir
For a psychological and a sociological reason which are only 2/3 reasons for gettin laid, and 1/3 is biology, for which masturbation helps.
poortom
The hell are you talking about? Are you telling me all those teen moms and all those teen dads do not masturbate?
poortom
Judging from the votes, that is what your telling me. You and at least 20 other people are morons.
poortom
You're. I should have used "you're." As in, "You're all morons if you think masturbation curtails pregnancy."
drorgin
I didn't know about female masturbation until my BF and I had already been having sex for over a year. It could work for females.
carshateme
How easy would it be to get laid though, if the girls you were trying to lay masturbated all the time?
poortom
No harder than it already is.
IMakeEverythingSexual
Women tend to know less about the masturbation though, teaching younger girls to know they don't need a guy for pleasure might help
rumandbass
Do girls really think that? Dammit...that would have been a great tactic.
IMakeEverythingSexual
Guys sleeps around and he's praised, girl sleeps around and shes teased. Sorta teaches girls pleasure is shameful.
tipples
Jocelyn Elders only said that masturbation is normal part of development and its EXISTENCE should be taught/acknowledged. Welcome to Murica!
FailToImpress
Yeah I was skeptical anyone would say "masturbation reduces pregnancy"
MeAnd2Bs
Also, that's only part of the story: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/10/us/surgeon-general-forced-to-resign-by-white-house.html
TheLivinLegend
Well you know, when you have a way more effective method, why teach about masturbation? Everyone knows abstinence-only is working great!
johnvictor
Not like schools are including day care facilities in middle schools for students. I mean, come on... Now I made myself sad.
tipples
It's tough- if they DO get pregnant, don't want them to drop out. Personally I think making teen parents (moms AND dads) go to supportive
tipples
schools but separate from their non-parenting peers is a good idea, so the parents get parenting classes, focus on what their lives are now
tipples
because, frankly, having a kid irreparably changes your life and you're not a carefree teen anymore. But that's illegal segregation in US.
TheLivinLegend
I'm really, really glad that wasn't a thing at my high school.
tipples
Generally, the biggest thing (after contraceptive use, duh) that keeps kids from getting pregnant is GOALS. Nobody got pregnant in my school
tipples
AND every last person went to a 4-year college. Everyone knew they had their own lives to fulfill, so every person used birth control.
LabyrinthCharm
It was a thing in my high school sadly.