Concerning Number of Americans Drinking and Gurgling Bleach to Prevent Covid-19
The results of a recently-published survey conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) suggest that 39 percent of Americans are using bleach and other high-risk cleaners in improper ways in order to prevent getting infected with the novel coronavirus. After noticing an unusual spike in calls to poison control center about harmful exposures to […]
10-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Grows Mould in Ear Canal Due to Wearing Earbuds Too Much
Chinese media recently reported the bizarre case of a 10-yer-old boy who allegedly developed black mold in his ear canal because of wearing earbuds for long periods of time. You would think that the human body had some way of preventing mould from developing, even in dark and secluded orifices like the ear canals, but […]
South Korean Woman Has Drunk 150,000 Cans of Coke in the Last 40 Years
If you’re the kind of person who thinks drinking Coke every day is a sure way to an early grave, this 74-year-old woman who has been basically living on the popular soft drinks for four decades would like a word with you… Back in February, South Korean YouTube channel X SBS featured the unusual story […]
Woman Forced to Literally Sleep With One Eye Open After Botched Plastic Surgery
A Chinese woman claims she has had to use a strip of tape to sleep at night after botched double eyelid surgery left her unable to completely close her eyes. The woman, referred to by Chinese media only as Ms. Ma, reportedly paid 20,000 yuan ($2,800) for a double eyelid surgery at the Jimei Plastic […]
Meet Blaze, the Black Labrador Retriever Turning White Because of Vitiligo
Blaze, an outgoing Labrador Retriever from Finland became an overnight internet sensation after photos showing his color change from black to white went viral on social media. Blaze was born with a pure black fur and stayed that way for most of his life, but last year, his human master, Santeri, noticed a small white […]
Patient’s Persistent Cough Turns Out to Be Caused by Chicken Bone Stuck in Lung for 14 Years
A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung. After 14 years of checkups and X-rays to figure out what had been causing her persistent coughing for the last 14 years, a 22-year-old unnamed woman from China recently […]
The Curious Case of Two Chinese Covid-19 Patients Whose Skin Turned Brown
Chinese media recently reported the case of two doctors who got infected with the novel coronavirus while treating patients and suffered a drastic change in skin pigmentation, going from white to dark brown. Dr. Yi Fan and Dr. Hu Weifeng, both 42, became infected with the coronavirus in January, while treating patients at the Wuhan […]
Man Has Rusty Knife Blade Removed From His Head 26 Years After He Was Stabbed
A 76-year-old man from rural China can consider himself lucky to be alive after he had a four-inch-long rusty knife surgically removed from his brain, 26 years after being stabbed in the head. The case of Duorijie, an old farmer from the rural county of Haiyan in China’s north-western Qinghai Province, can be considered nothing […]
Russian Jeweler Claims Coronavirus-Shaped Pendant As Talisman Against Real Coronavirus
Dr.Vorobev, a “medical jewelry” company based in Kostroma, Russia, has been getting a lot of attention for the sterling silver coronavirus-shaped pendants it has been selling since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sold online for 1,000 rubles ($13), the coronavirus pendant created by Dr. Vorobev has become a very controversial piece of jewelry on […]
Self-Described “Water Hater” Would Rather Dehydrate Than Drink Water
A New York woman who claims she hates drinking plain water has ended up in the ER several times with severe dehydration because she simply refused to put water in her mouth. Lori Cheek is what is known as a “water hater”, a person who hates both the taste of water and the “slimy” sensation […]
London Lab Offers People $4,500 to Get Voluntarily Infected with Coronavirus
As part of a global effort to find a vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus, pharmaceutical companies are offering thousands of dollars to people willing to voluntarily get infected with a form of the virus and spend two weeks in isolation. Being the first to come up with an effective vaccine for Covid-19 would undoubtedly prove […]
The Curious Case of a Double Amputee Whose Transplanted Hands Have Changed Color
Indian doctors recently reported the curious case of a young woman who underwent a double hand transplant almost three years ago and whose hands have changed color to match her skin tone. 21-year-old Shreya Siddanagowder lost both her hands in a freak road accident in 2016, when travelling from her hometown in Pune to her […]
Young Woman Goes Blind in One Eye After Getting Her Eyeballs Dyed Black
A 25-year-old woman from Poland has been left completely blind in her right eye and with eyesight complications in the left one after having her eyeballs dyed black by a tattoo artist in order to make herself stand out. Aleksandra Sadowska’s tragic story began four years ago, when the young girl from Wroclaw, in western […]
Woman Accused of Alcohol Abuse Actually Had an Alcohol-Producing Bladder
An American woman who had been removed from liver transplant waiting lists for trying to conceal an alcohol addiction recently became the first to be diagnosed with urinary auto-brewery syndrome, with alcohol being produced naturally in her bladder. When the 61-year-old unnamed woman showed up on the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s liver transplant waiting […]
Woman Allegedly Comes Back to Life 10 Hours After Being Pronounced Dead
An 83-year-old woman from Ukraine was pronounced dead at her home by both paramedics and police, last week, but 10 hours later, after her family started making preparations for her funeral, she showed signs of life and has since made a full recovery. Paramedics first consulted Ksenia Didukh, an 83-year-old retired nurse from the Ukrainian […]