Otakuism is apparently hereditary, and especially strong in the bloodline of anime industry professionals.
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These crying babies are immediately calmed by the sound of slurping, which is said to sound similar to noises heard in the womb.
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For when you finally get tired of staring at a cat tail coming out of the back of your child.
Put a shirt on, you crazy kids!
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Having 159,000 followers when you’re just eight months old has to be some kind of record, right?
Japan has a custom of shouting “Out with the demons!” in early February, but all we can say is “Awwwwwww!”
Japan may not be cold enough for a three-dog night yet, but the season is just right for a one-cat nap, as these heartwarming photos prove.
When performing surgery on a patient, the ideal thing is to sedate them and complete the operation while they are lying still on the table. Unfortunately, there are situations where putting them under is out of the question. When young infants requires surgery, you often can’t fully anesthetize them because their bodies can’t handle it, which means the patient will often be awake or reacting to stimulus during the process.
When a baby was screaming during an operation in China, a nurse stepped in to calm the child down by breastfeeding the patient during surgery. The surgery was completed successfully and the father gave the nurse the nickname “Angel Nurse“. Join us for more details after the jump.
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