Could swimmers one day get ear-removal surgery to reduce their drag in the pool—and would such a move be considered “fair play?” We must think about these hypotheticals before they become reality.

A 4o-year-old father was arrested by police last Friday on a felony maiming charge after he allegedly bit the ear off a man he got in an argument with at the Lanes at Coffee Creek bowling alley in Owasso, Okla. Doctors were apparently unable to reattach the ear.

Yesterday morning, video surfaced of Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) picking his ear and eating it on C-Span. Last night, the good congressman explained himself, saying the whole matter could've been avoided if only he'd listened to his mom.

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Researchers in England have just published a list of the ten most annoying sounds in the whole entire universe, or, anyway, in the list of 74 sounds they played for participants as part of their study on the brain's reactions to unpleasant sound.

Remember Ronnie Brown, the model who lost an ear to a drag queen in a vicious bar brawl three weeks ago? Doctors initially reattached Brown's ear following the incident. But the procedure didn't work and his ear fell off again.

Never afraid to take on tough subjects, Dr. Oz used the last segment of his show to raise awareness of dangerous fashion trends. He highlighted artery-constricting jeans, narrow toe-gnarling heels and hoop ear rings that are more like Death Rings!