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Boy who injected himself with a crushed butterfly mixed with water 'for online challenge' suffered horrific seven-day slow death, it is revealed - with the insect's toxins feared to be the cause of death
Daily Mail ^ | 2-19-25 | James Reynolds

Posted on 02/19/2025 7:13:45 AM PST by Strict9

Davi Nunes Moreira, 14, died in hospital in Planalto, Brazil last Thursday after telling staff he had injected a solution made of crushed butterfly into his leg.

Believed to have carried out the dangerous procedure as part of an 'online challenge', Moreira began vomiting and struggled to walk before admitting his mistake.

The youngster was taken into hospital by his father and remained in the Vitória da Conquista general hospital for a week, receiving specialised support, before he died.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: admitsmistake; imbecile; stupidity
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when I was young, people used to smoke banana peels
1 posted on 02/19/2025 7:13:45 AM PST by Strict9
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To: Strict9

FAFO


2 posted on 02/19/2025 7:15:55 AM PST by Beave Meister (Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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To: Strict9

My God, kids are stupid these days...


3 posted on 02/19/2025 7:16:09 AM PST by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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To: Strict9

Trumps fault. He cancelled the USAID grant to provide clean needles for Brazilian butterfly injection addicts.


4 posted on 02/19/2025 7:16:15 AM PST by shotgun
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To: Strict9

They need to have a TikTok challenge where you work hard, get good grades, plan for your future and succeed in life.


5 posted on 02/19/2025 7:17:43 AM PST by Cold_Red_Steel
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To: dinodino

Tik Tok makes you stupid, it’s all part of the CCP plan for America.


6 posted on 02/19/2025 7:18:41 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: Cold_Red_Steel

yeah, the “don’t steal any cars for a week” challenge


7 posted on 02/19/2025 7:19:15 AM PST by Strict9
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“ when I was young, people used to smoke banana peels”

“They call me mellow yellow…..”

8 posted on 02/19/2025 7:20:57 AM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity

that’s a really good soda, too


9 posted on 02/19/2025 7:21:40 AM PST by Strict9
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To: Strict9

DARWIN AWARD WINNER!


10 posted on 02/19/2025 7:21:44 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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my dad loved 3 things more than life itself— smoking, drinking and gambling. He died of smoking and drinking. But even my dad wouldn’t have injected himself with butterfly.


11 posted on 02/19/2025 7:24:39 AM PST by Strict9
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To: Strict9

Mama always said stupid is as stupid does.


12 posted on 02/19/2025 7:26:36 AM PST by BigFreakinToad (All she is, is cackles in the wind.)
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To: Strict9

Wait!, There’s More!!

OK Kids, Now Stick Pins in Your Eyes!

From the article
“Last April, an online influencer from Brazil nearly required amputation after taking part in an ill-advised viral trend for her two million followers.

‘Thammy MC’ was left unable to walk after standing in a bucket of ice and salt for an online ‘dare’ that turned her feet black and nearly required the amputation of her toes.

‘We spent 15 minutes with our feet on the ice with coarse salt,’ she said, recounting the horror.

‘When I took my foot out I never felt such pain in my life. Three of my toes had turned black when it came out of the ice bucket.’

Thammy was treated at a clinic where she was told she was at risk of thrombosis, and that she could have developed necrosis had she remained in the ice another minute.

Unable to put any pressure on her feet, she said she now gets around the house by being dragged around in a garden chair by her mother, who pushes her from room to room.”


13 posted on 02/19/2025 7:27:17 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: BigFreakinToad

“Nature’s way of weeding out the dumb & stupid”
My standard reaction to every story like this.


14 posted on 02/19/2025 7:28:55 AM PST by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Cold_Red_Steel

Tik Tok does have such a challenge, but it’s only disseminated to their users in China


15 posted on 02/19/2025 7:29:35 AM PST by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Strict9

Anthony Fauci comes to mind, in youth.


16 posted on 02/19/2025 7:30:21 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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I don't wanna reveal all the stupid things I did "when I was young." I'm just supremely grateful that tattoos weren't a part of my culture. (That, and injected bugs into our blood.)

Our thing was bell bottoms, long hair and going out in public barefooted. When we grew up, we bought khakis, got a haircut and put our shoes back on.

There's no getting rid of tatts.

17 posted on 02/19/2025 7:32:49 AM PST by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: He that denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar and antichrist. )
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To: dinodino

They obviously don’t have anything productive to do. I’m surprised this happened in Brazil. Sounds like something the average unparented kid with no responsibilities nor work does in the U.S.


18 posted on 02/19/2025 7:33:01 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Strict9; circlecity

When I was at Benning I remember the company participating in a Mellow Yellow 5K run in downtown Columbus. I don’t recall being forced to drink any Mellow Yellow or anything, but we did get a Mellow Yellow t-shirt.


19 posted on 02/19/2025 7:36:04 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: LouAvul

my dad jumped off his home’s roof and yelled “Shazam!” hoping he would turn into Captain Marvel. It didn’t work so he tried it again with an umbrella and broke his leg true story.


20 posted on 02/19/2025 7:36:34 AM PST by Strict9
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