“Broken heart syndrome is also referred to as “takotsubo”, or octopus trap in Japan, where it was first described. It is thus named because of the popular Japanese myth that an octopus farmer once fell in love with one of his octopi, and upon being spurned he died of a broken heart.” <3
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On 21 Dec 2011
- 5 months ago | 11:37pm
- #japanese myth #octopus #science #broken heart syndrome #takotsubo
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