dr. john brinkley of the u.s. replaced the testicles of 16,000 men with goat testicles. he believed that it would cure impotence. it didn't. he ran for governor of kansas (of course) twice and nearly won, and amassed a fortune of millions of dollars, but died penniless due to malpractice and wrongful death lawsuits.

in 2008, a kansas woman had to be rescued from her boyfriend's bathroom. she spent the prior 2 years sitting on his toilet, during which time her legs atrophied and her body fat became attached to the toilet seat.