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If you're a fan of the Strange, Dark, and Mysterious, then you should check out my other podcast,

Mr. Ballin's Medical Mysteries. Each week, I dive into some of the most bizarre, mind-bending medical

stories you've ever heard, cases that leave doctors scratching their heads, miraculous

recoveries that defy logic, and strange medical mishaps that seem too wild to be real.

These stories are more than just eerie. They are a reminder of how unpredictable and sometimes terrifying life can be.

Up next is one of my recent favorites from the series. Whether you're new to Mr. Ballin's

medical mysteries or a longtime listener, I think you'll find it just as captivating as I did.

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get your podcasts. We put out new episodes every week, and each one dives into a bizarre, mind-bending

medical mystery that will leave you questioning what you thought you knew about the human

body. In the winter of 2022, a mom in her mid-30s sat in the bleachers at the local ice hockey rink cheering on her six-year-old son.

She always enjoyed watching these hockey games. The kids were adorable as they slipped around the ice,

trying to control the hockey puck. Her son was small for his age. He was so tiny, she almost hadn't signed him up for the team again this year. But he loved hockey and his teammates,

so she didn't have the heart to say no. The mom clapped and hollered when her son got the puck

and started skating toward the opposite goal.

Then he swung a stick and the puck went sailing past the other team's goalie.

Her son threw his arms up in celebration and then he suddenly crumpled to the ice in pain.

Fear ran through the mother as she heard her son's wail.

Nobody had touched him.

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