Kevin Budden passed away on 29 July, 1950. He died from the venom of a taipan that he was trying to capture alive so that an anti-venom could be developed. Foolish adventurer or or self sacrificing hero? The debate continues 58 years on....

Curious George: Irrational Fears. I was discussing irrational fears today with a friend. She mentioned that she has an irrational fear of holding a newborn baby and accidentally pushing her fingers right through into its head, since she knows the skull is still relatively soft. I admitted that I have an fear that anyone coming towards me on a bicycle is going to deliberately swerve into me and hit me, so I tend to freak out silently in such situations. So now I'm curious, Monkeys o' Mine, what are your irrational fears?