Half of the world’s population—three billion souls—host a parasite known as Toxoplasma gondii; this parasite is known to change behaviour in rats (it makes them lose their fear of cats), and it appears to do the same in man. Is half of the world’s population being controlled by a microbe? This would possibly explain the popularity of football.
Return of the Puppet Masters
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