Yemeni Girl Cries Stone Tears, Baffles Scientists
We’ve seen people shedding tears of blood before, but this 12-year-old Yemeni girl’s problem is truly baffling. When Saadiya Saleh cries, her eyes release small, hard stones. They form under her eyelids and get pushed to the front of her eyes, emerging as tears. Doctors are unable to explain the strange phenomenon because Saadiya isn’t […]
Li Hongbo’s Flexible Paper Sculptures Will Blow Your Mind
Chinese artist Li Hongbo’s sculptures look no different from the classic white Roman-style plaster busts that many sculptors create. But the real magic begins only when you get close and touch them. What appeared to be plaster, reveals itself to be multiple layers of very thin paper. Li’s technique is stunning – He sketches his […]
A Fascinating Story of Exploding Toads and Clever Crows
In April 2005, a small pond in Hamburg, Germany became the center of a great mystery, rather repulsive in nature. A documentary film made on the phenomenon reported: “About 1,000 dead toads were discovered lying around the edges. Their bodies appeared to have exploded. Eye-witnesses said they swelled up to about three-and-a-half times their normal […]