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Mystery of 9 brains found in St. Lawrence County village remains unsolved
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| updated May 22, 2015 at 12:48 AM
| By Ken Sturtz
Posted on 05/22/2015 7:45:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Nine brains inexplicably appeared earlier this week along a street in a St. Lawrence County village. How the brains got there and where they came from remains a mystery.
Residents discovered the brains on Beckwith Street near railroad tracks and called the police.
Gouverneur police collected one of the brains and brought it to a local veterinarian for an examination, WWNY TV 7 reported. The veterinarian determined the brain had been professionally removed -- likely from a dog -- and preserved in formaldehyde.
The veterinarian told North Country Now that the brain was consistent with a beagle-sized brain and was in very good condition with no damage.
But a chemistry professor at Clarkson University told North Country Now the specimen was possibly from a sheep, not a dog.
Regardless, police told both news outlets there was little to fear. The nine brains are believed to have been part of a collection for educational or research purposes and no criminal activity, other than littering, is suspected, police said.
As unusual as it might seem, mishaps with preserved brains do happen. 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. The brains had been donated for teaching and research.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brains; congressexplained; napl
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To: Red Badger
Check all the Republican candidates, quick!
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05/22/2015 8:59:58 AM PDT
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wildbill
(If you check behind the shower curtain for a murderer, and find one.... what's yoIur plan?)
To: Red Badger
rejects from a secret transplant projec..... involving Hillary Clinton
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05/22/2015 9:07:07 AM PDT
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MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Charles Henrickson
I knew it wouldn’t be long before I saw this picture.
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05/22/2015 9:32:09 AM PDT
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CapnJack
To: Red Badger
Good eats is good eats
To: Red Badger
Trust me, my beagle has gotten along just fine without a brain. She wouldn’t know what to do with one is she had one.
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05/22/2015 9:42:05 AM PDT
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muir_redwoods
("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)
To: Hatteras
Well done! Hahaha! The expression is perfect.
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05/22/2015 9:45:24 AM PDT
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Ray76
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Check your inventory, guys.
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Slings and Arrows
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05/22/2015 10:39:51 AM PDT
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shibumi
("Walk Through the Fire, Fly Through the Smoke")
To: Red Badger
The veterinarian told North Country Now that the brain was consistent with a beagle-sized brain and was in very good condition with no damage.
Calling George Stephanopoulos, we found your brain.
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05/22/2015 10:43:40 AM PDT
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tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: shibumi
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Slings and Arrows
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05/22/2015 12:39:47 PM PDT
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Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Brian Moore was an exemplary cop. Let his conduct be the example for Baltimore police to follow.)
To: Red Badger
If only 9 brains were found in GOUVERNEUR, N.Y, I suspect a heavily Democrat constituency.
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05/22/2015 12:43:19 PM PDT
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Starstruck
(I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
To: Red Badger
Are there 9 really hot blonds missing?
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05/22/2015 12:56:48 PM PDT
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al baby
(Hi Mom)
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