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Nineteen

A young couple purchased a new mattress for their bed,but when it arrived it seemed lumpy,and,on waking after a couple of nights, the wife discovered scratches on her neck and body,and felt queasy and faint.

She was taken straight to the local hospital, where she made a complete recovery,though even after examination doctors were still mystified as to the cause of her injuries. The couple decided after a few days that their new mattress was just awful and returned it to the retailer. The store couldn't figure out why it was so lumpy so they took the mattress apart to look for any faults in its construction.

They discovered that during the manufacture of the mattress in South America, a huge anaconda had snuck into the half-finished mattress and had been accidentally sewn into it. The snake was still alive, and the couple had been SLEEPING IN IT FOR THREE DAYS!