Legends of Irish Giants Are More Than Tall Tales
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Legends of Irish Giants Are More Than Tall Tales
Although the Irish legend of leprechauns is probably just a load of blarney, there's scientific evidence suggesting that the fabled stories of giants living on the Emerald Isle aren't just tall tales.
According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, it seems that Northern Ireland is a hot spot for people with pituitary adenomas -- tumors that can cause the pituitary gland to pump out 50 times more growth hormones than normal, often leading to enormous growth spurts.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/20/legends-of-irish-giants-are-more-than-tall-tales/
According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, it seems that Northern Ireland is a hot spot for people with pituitary adenomas -- tumors that can cause the pituitary gland to pump out 50 times more growth hormones than normal, often leading to enormous growth spurts.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/20/legends-of-irish-giants-are-more-than-tall-tales/
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