7 interesting things: Zombie apocalypse

The 2011 CDC warning about zombie apocalypse, Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse, is a blog post by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that uses a zombie apocalypse scenario to raise public awareness on preparations for emergency situations. In a blog post titled "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse", the Director of the CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Rear Admiral Dr. Ali S. Khan writes: "Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That's right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you'll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency." Comparing the upcoming hurricane season and possible pandemics to "flesh-eating zombies" from the horror film Night of the Living Dead and the video game series Resident Evil, Dr. Khan recommends Americans prepare for natural disasters as they would have prepared for "ravenous monsters". (more from wikipedia).

Zombie Apocalypse Averted? Bath Salts Ban Passes U.S. Senate

In the wake of reports that bath salts may have played a role in Saturday's Miami zombie apocalypse attack, the US Senate passed a bill to ban the substances. Federal legislation criminalizing synthetic marijuana and some bath salts passed the Senate ...
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