Scientists Use Brain Implant to Cure Woman’s Severe Depression
A woman who had exhausted all other options of treating her depression claims her life has become infinitely better since having a matchbox-sized implanted into her skull. Having holes drilled into your skull and electrical wires connected directly to your brain sounds like a daunting proposition for most people, but for Sarah, a 36-year-old woman […]
Milk Fish Intestines – A Taiwanese Delicacy That’s Hard to Swallow
Taiwanese food is very popular all over the world, but some of the dishes it proposes are hard to swallow even for natives. Take for example milkfish intestines, a delicacy that’s difficult to look at, let alone swallow. Milkfish is farmed on a large scale in Taiwan, not only for its meat but also its […]
Itacolumite – The “Magic” Rock That Bends When Cut Into Strips
Flexibility is not a trait usually associated with rocks, but there is one notable exception to the rule – itacolumite, a porous sandstone that becomes flexible when cut into thin strips. Itacolumite is named after the place where it was originally discovered, the Pico do Itacolomi rock formation in Minas Gerais, Brazil, but it can […]
28-Year-Old Russian Rapunzel Hasn’t Cut Her Hair in 23 Years
A 28-year-old nurse from the Russian city of Irkutsk has been dubbed the “Russian Rapunzel” after it was revealed that her ankle-long hair hasn’t been cut for 23 years. Anzhelika Baranova was only five when her hair was last trimmed. Neither she nor her parents planned to let her hair grow for over two decades, […]
This Mexican Town Still Produces the World’s Largest Ears of Corn, But for How Long?
Jala, a small town in the Mexican state of Nayarit, is famous as the home of the world’s largest ears of corn. The same species can be cultivated in other parts of the country, but it just doesn’t grow as big. In 2019, the grower of the world’s largest ea of corn, a farmer named […]
Man Tries to Sue His Wife After Tripping Over Her Shoes and Suffering Multiple Fractures
An Ohio man tried to sue his wife for leaving her shoes in an inappropriate place and causing him to trip and tumble down a flight of stairs, suffering multiple bone fractures. An appeals court recently rejected John Walworth’s lawsuit against his wife, Judy Khoury, over an incident that occurred in February of 2018. Walworth […]
Rare Condition Makes 16-Year-Old Girl Look Like a Grandmother
Raizel Calago is only 16-years-old, but you would never guess just by looking at her. She suffers from a rare condition called progeria which makes her look four times her age. In only two years, Raizel Calago went from a beautiful young girl who attended beauty pageants, to an old-looking woman that many people mistake […]
Man Complaining of Chest Pain Had 4-Inch Piece of Cement Stuck in His Heart
Doctors recently reported the case of a 56-year-old patient who experienced chest pain and breathing difficulties because of a piece of cement that had pierced his heart and lung. So how does one get cement stuck inside their heart? Well, in this particular case it was as a direct consequence of a procedure that the […]
Japanese Company Creates Full-Face UV Sunglasses
Oversized sunglasses have been around for a while, but Japanese company ZGHYBD has taken this fashion trend to the extreme with a pair of shades that cover the wearer’s entire face. To be honest, it’s hard to tell whether the eyewear designed by ZGHYBD is a visor or a pair of sunglasses; on one hand, […]
Doctors Remove Over 1 Kilogram of Metal Nails And Screws From Man’s Stomach
Surgeons at a hospital in Lithuania spent over three hours saving the life of a man who, for some reason, had swallowed more than a kilogram of metallic objects over the last month. Lithuanian media recently reported the shocking case of a man who arrived at the Klaipėda University Hospital in the Baltic port of […]
Hard-Working Squirrel Fills Every Nook and Cranny of Man’s Pickup with Walnuts
A North Dakota man had to take his Chevy Avalanche pickup apart in order to reach the hundreds of walnuts that a busy squirrel had filled it with after he left the vehicle parked under a walnut tree. After coming home from a four-day work trip earlier this month, Bill Fischer, an insurance salesman from […]
Meet Mr. Methane – The Man Who Gets Paid to Fart
Mr. Methane is a world-renowned entertainer who, as the name suggests, has a very special talent when it comes to passing wind. Of all superpowers one could have, farting at will probably sits near the bottom of everyone’s list, and yet one of the few people known to be able to control their flatulence has […]
Teen Girl Has Allegedly Been Crying Stone Tears for Over Two Months
A 15-yer-old girl in rural India has reportedly been pumping out small stones out of her eyes every day for the past two months, and doctors don’t have any medical explanation for it. According to the girl’s family, small stones started falling from her eyes on July 17, and she has been crying between 10 […]
Danish Artist Takes Museum’s Money and Runs, Calls It Art
A Danish museum loaned artist Jens Haaning tens of thousands of dollars and asked him to recreate two of his most popular artworks, which involved the use of real banknotes, only he took the money and ran, an act he describes as an original work of art. The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg […]
World’s Hottest Shot – Overproof Rum Infused With Carolina Reaper Peppers
When it comes to “spicy” liquor, you’ll have a tough time finding something hotter than this crazy combination of overproof rum infused with the world’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper. The World’s Hottest Shot comes in a deceptively small and harmless-looking 45ml bottle that you can just pour in a shot glass and gulp in […]