Mon. 05/09 - The Real-Life Inspiration Behind 'The Blob'

How the 50’s sci-fi horror film The Blob was actually a ripped-from-the-headlines story. Plus, potential cancer treatments involving magnets and dirt. And would you undergo a fecal transplant to reverse signs of aging? It could be an option in the future.

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Links:

• The (Sort of) True Story Behind 'The Blob' (Mental Floss)
• The Blob from THE BLOB Was Based on a Real-life... Blob (Nerdist)
• The Weird, True Life Incident That Inspired “The Blob” (Rue Morgue)
• The Blob Was Based On A True Story (Gizmodo)
• Magnets made by soil bacteria offer hope for breast and prostate cancer (The Guardian)
• Oncolytic Virus Therapy (Cancer Research Institute)
• Fecal transplants reverse hallmarks of aging (ScienceDaily)
• Ncuti Gatwa is the new star of Doctor Who (A/V Club) 
• Steven Knight to create 2 Tone drama in Birmingham (BBC)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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