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Something strange just happened

On Saturday, I received 80 hits to my blog. That is far and away the most visitors ever to my blog in a single day. Even more remarkable, it was the weekend which is typically a slow time. So why the sudden surge? It certainly isn't because visitors are interested in me. Most of the hits, almost 50% have been for a post about  curing your cancer not being the best idea . And that wasn't even my post. It was a repost of an article I found in the Wall Street Journal [in 2006] which I thought of interest. It used to be a couple of posts I did on polychromasia were the biggest draw, but no more. Those posts still get their share of hits, just not as many as the curing you cancer post, and I'm curious why the shift? I've also noted a shift in who's visiting my blog. By far the most hits come from the US (as you might expect), followed by Canada and Great Britain. But lately I have been seeing more hits from other countries like Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Taiwan, Norway,...