Surprise Box of Moldy Tampons
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After opening a tampon out of a recently purchased box of Kotex, Danielle Parr was horrified to find the feminine hygiene product was moldy. Yes, moldy! What's worse is that when she wrote to Kotex to let them know of their moldy product they responded that they "have found the mold to be a common environmental species that carries no health risk."
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Death by Tampon
[ranking: 2]
Natasha Scott-Falber was only 14 when she died of toxic shock syndrome on Valentine's Day in 2013. Despite the fact that she had followed all instructions regarding tampon use, her parents believe she fell sick after her first time using a tampon.
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Student Got TSS After Forgetting About Her Tampon for Nine Days
[ranking: 3]
That'll teach her (and you) to lose track of your tampon! A student in the UK was diagnosed with sepsis due to Toxic Shock Syndrome after she forgot about a tampon and accidentally left it in for nine days. Initially, 20-year-old Emily Pankhurst thought exam stress was causing her bloating and and weakness, but when she started slurring her words and her skin became blotchy, she knew something serious was wrong. Luckily doctors were able to save her live with strong antibiotics, although the illness left her too weak to walk long distances.
Called Out By Teacher
[ranking: 4]
It's hard enough to have to surf the crimson tide, but it's even worse when you're at school and you leak through your clothes. But a girl's day was made even worse when her male teacher said, "miss you need to go change your pad" because she had bled through her tampon and on to her pants.
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Girl Eats Tampon Because WHY?
[ranking: 5]
All of the internet was disgusted when Giovanna Plowman decided to film herself eating her tampon. That's right, folks, ate her tampon! She has since confessed her embarrassment and remorse for being known as the "girl that ate her tampon," claiming it was something she did for attention.
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It's a "Common Thing" for Tampons to Get Lost
[ranking: 6]
A girl noticed that things weren't "smelling so fresh" down there and booked it in to see her doctor. After relaying her symptoms: bad smell, odd spotting after sex, and not feeling 100% well, she laid down on the table. The doctor took a quick look and immediately discovered the problem: the girl had a tampon stuck inside her. Horrified, the girl shouted, "What's wrong with me?" The doctor chuckled and responded that it's a common thing.
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Personal Foul? Tampon Fell Out During Basketball Game
[ranking: 7]
During a girl's annual intramural basketball game, in which she was only one of two girls on her team, one unlucky lady noticed that her tampon fell out. Not realizing what it was, one of her teammates yelled out, "dead mouse." Thinking fast, the girl fell on it, scooped it up, and ran to the bathroom. The team was disqualified, but it was a lot better than having to admit to six boys that her tampon fell out onto the gym floor during the game.
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That Time a Tampon Saved a Soldier's Life
[ranking: 8]
Not exactly a horror story, but still pretty incredible.
A care package meant for a female Marine was accidentally given to a male Marine. Initially the guy's fellow Marines gave him a hard time about it, especially the tampons. They were soon very fond of the mistake when one of the tampons from the care package was used to save another Marine's life. The soldier was shot when the convoy was ambushed. The fellow Marines plugged the injured soldier's wound with the tampon to stop the bleeding. A doctor later confided that had they not used the tampon the soldier would have most likely bled to death.
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Visible Tampon String Leads to Pool Shaming
[ranking: 9]
Just seconds after she jumped off a diving board the lifeguard blew his whistle and called the girl over to him. She was super excited because the lifeguard was really cute. Imagine just how mortified she was when he told her that her tampon string was hanging out of her suit.
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Date Immediately Regrets Pulling Tampon String
[ranking: 10]
During a romantic walk on a beach, two summer lovers came across a large piece of driftwood. As the boy helped the girl step across the obstruction he squinted down at the girl's shorts. "Hang on, you have a really long string??" he uttered. Before she could stop him he reached forward and pulled out her tampon. Realizing what he'd done, the horrified boy threw the tampon into the ocean and then scrubbed his hands with sand and surf.
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3-Hour Hair Appointment Leads to Lots of Blood
[ranking: 11]
Sitting for a three hour hair appointment is already annoying. But one poor girl's three hour hair appointment became even more torturous when she realized she had leaked through her pants. After sitting for an hour, and not saying anything to her hair dresser, she finally decided it was time to excuse herself to the bathroom. Her underwear and pants were soaked. And she didn't have another tampon! She made a make-shift pad out of toilet paper and returned to the chair to sit, mortified, for the rest of the appointment.
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A Pug Ate My Tampons
[ranking: 12]
While on vacation a woman got a call from her dog-sitter. Incredibly worried, the dog-sitter informed the woman that her pug hadn't eaten in three days. Apparently the pug had a voracious appetite, so this was especially weird. A trip to the vet,and $4,000 later, two tampons (which had expanded in the pug's stomach) were removed from the little tummy.
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Fan Throws a Tampon at One Direction
[ranking: 13]
During a One Direction concert a "fan" (or hater?) threw her tampon at the teen heartthrobs. The feminine hygiene product landed right between Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson. The boys are used to thongs, candy, even shoes, but this was a first.
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The Cool New Way to Get Trashed: Dip Your Tampon an Vodka
[ranking: 14]
It's obvious that underage kids experiment with alcohol. But maybe not in the way you thought. The latest rumored trend is that kids are soaking tampons in vodka and then using them just as they normally would. Apparently the vodka gets directly absorbed into the bloodstream since there's no barrier or stomach acid to slow it down. Turns out a tampon can hold roughly the same amount as a shot of vodka. Gives new meaning to "let's take shots!"
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Tampon Falls Out During Soccer Game
[ranking: 15]
When a tampon fell out during a woman's soccer game there was no other option than stop the game and collect it from the field. As the field hand runs out to collect it you can see the plastic bag on her hand. A wise decision. (Source)
Tampon Vandalism Attempts to Cure Sexism
[ranking: 16]
When an Irish Barber decided to adopt a "men-only" policy in his barbershops in Manchester and Liverpool he touched a nerve. Retaliation from the community came in the form of death threats and soiled tampons strewn across the doors.
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Innocent Wrestling Turns Bloody
[ranking: 17]
In an expert move, one fun girlfriend sat on her boyfriend's stomach while pretend-wrestling. When his mom came home she asked if his belly button was bleeding. The girlfriend had bled through her tampon on to his stomach. He hadn't noticed, but in true guy form, the boyfriend was completely grossed out.
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Accidentally Wearing Two Tampons Causes Severe Gross Out
[ranking: 18]
Thinking her period was over, a girl was stoked when she removed her tampon and it was clean. But then she realized, to her horror, there was another string. She had already had one tampon in when she had inserted the second one.
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Bloody Leak Leads to a Delayed Flight
[ranking: 19]
During a flight a woman stood up and was immediately stopped by the flight attendant. Apparently the woman's tampon had leaked and she had stained the seat and herself. Once the flight landed the woman was given a blanket to wrap around her waist while she exited the plane. The next flight was delayed because the cleaning staff had to clean the seat.
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