South Korea Runs Out of Dog Deworming Medicine Because People Think It Cures Cancer
Remember that story we ran a few months ago about a man who claimed he cured his terminal cancer with a cheap dog deworming medicine? Well, apparently it recently went viral in South Korea and stocks of the antiparasitic medicine have been depleted. Back in May, the story of Joe Tippens, an Oklahoma man who […]
Woman Allegedly Suffers Multiple Bone Fractures Due to Excessive Sunscreen Use
A Chinese woman whose violent coughs reportedly resulted in 10 fractured ribs was shocked to hear that her bones had become fragile due to her excessive sunblock use, which caused a severe vitamin D deficiency. The 20-year-old woman from Zhejiang province, in eastern China, first started experiencing coughing episodes after pulling out a straw mat […]
Gold Thread Acupuncture – A Bizarre Way to Deal with Pain
From actual snake oil to music therapy, over the years humanity has come up with all sort of bizarre treatments for chronic pain. One of the strangest ones you might have never heard of before is gold thread acupuncture, where tiny gold threads are implanted in the human body. Gold thread acupuncture has long been […]
Man Complaining of Earache Had Whole Family of Cockroaches Living in Ear Canal
A 24-year-old Chinese man who visited a hospital to complain about sharp pain in his right ear was shocked to learn that he had an entire family of cockroaches living in his ear canal. Identified only as “Mr. Lv”, the young man arrived at Sanhe Hospital, in Guangdong Province, southeast China, last month, complaining of […]
Woman Suffers Heart Attack Trying to Explain Math Problem to Son
A 36-year-old mother got so worked up because her son couldn’t understand how to solve a math problem while doing homework that she suffered a heart attack. Parenting in general can get pretty tough, and I can attest that trying to explain math to a child can be frustrating, but according to a recent news […]
Teacher Buys Fake Tuberculosis Diagnosis Online So He Could Take Longer Vacation
An English teacher at a private school in China’s Inner Mongolia region was forced to make a public apology after having bought a fake tuberculosis diagnosis online, just so he could take a longer vacation for China’s National Day. The teacher, identified only as Mr. Du, reportedly paid 470 yuan ($67) for a fake chest […]
Head Injury Makes 34-Year-Old Man Look Like a Child
Having youthful looks is usually regarded as an enviable asset, but for a 34-year-old man in Central China, looking like a boy less than half his age is apparently a curse. He cannot get married, and everyone considers him a child. For Zhu Shengkai,a 44-year-old man from a rural area in Xiantao City, Wuhan, troubles […]
Futurist Creates Creepy Life-Size Doll of What Office Workers May Look Like in 20 Years
We all know sitting at a desk for long periods of time has negative effects on our health, but if this life-size model of what an office worker could look like in 20 years is any indication, the future doesn’t look too bright. Emma, as her creators have named her, doesn’t look so good. She […]
Real-Life “Sleeping Beauty” Can Fall Into Deep Slumber for Up to Two Months at a Time
The mother of a 17-year-old Colombian girl diagnosed with a very rare condition known as “Sleeping Beauty” syndrome has appealed to authorities for help as she is struggling to look after her. Sharik Tovar, a 17-year-old girl from the Colombian town of Acacías, has been suffering from Kleine-Levin syndrome ever since she was two. The […]
20-Year-Old Man Claims to Have Been Living On Macaroni and Cheese for 17 Years
Austin Davis, a 20-year-old man from Keystone Heights, Florida, claims to eaten almost nothing but macaroni and cheese for the last 17 years of his life. We’ve featured picky eaters before, people who only enjoyed things like pizza or french fries, but Austin Davis isn’t one such person. Even if he tries eating something other […]
7-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Reaches Puberty by Sleeping with the Lights On for Years
Chinese media recently reported the unusual case of a girl who reached puberty at age seven, presumably because of sleeping with the lights on every night for the last three years. At age 7, Dandan (pseudonym) is already 1.20m-tall, towering over most girls her age. When she first started growing, her mother was delighted, and […]
Head Injury Causes Teen’s Memory to Reset Every Two Hours
For the past three months, Riley Horner, a teenage girl from Illinois, has been waking up every morning thinking it’s June 11. To make matters worse, her memory resets every couple of hours, so she can’t even remember things she did or people she met that very day. Riley’s troubles began after she got accidentally […]
Woman Left with Mouth Stuck Open After Laughing Too Hard
A Chinese woman recently had to have her jaw set back in place by a doctor after she dislocated it by laughing too loudly. I guess laughter really wasn’t the best medicine for her, quite the contrary. The bizarre incident took place on September 1st, on a high-speed train heading to Guangzhou South Railway Station. […]
Rare Condition Allows Woman to Hear Her Own Blood Rushing Through Her Veins
Gemma Cairns, a 32-year-old woman from Scotland, can’t remember the last time she experienced total silence. Even in the absence of outside noises, she can hear everything going on inside her body, from blood pumping through her veins, to the movements of her eyes. Cairns has been able to hear noises coming from inside her […]
Teenager Loses Sight After Living on French Fries, Chips and White Bread for Years
Doctors in the UK recently reported the shocking case of a teenager whose vision has deteriorated to the point of blindness due to a poor diet based mainly on French fries, potato chips, processed meat and white bread. The Bristol-based teenager, who preferred to remain anonymous, had reportedly been eating only French fries, Pringles chips […]