Insatiable 10-Year-Old Boy Weighs 90 Kg, Eats Anything He Gets His Hands On
At age 10, Caden Benjamin, from Mpumalanga, South Africa already tips the scales at a whopping 90 kg. He suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi syndrome, which makes him feel hungry all the time. Caden was always a hungry child, but his mother, Zola, realized that there was something unusual about his appetite at age […]
Chinese Man Proves That Eating 54 Ice Creams in One Sitting Is Not a Good Idea
A 44-year-old man from Quzhou, China’s Zhejiang province, was recently hospitalized with severe kidney problems, after eating a whopping 54 ice creams in one sitting, and washing them down with ice water. The man, surnamed Zheng, was at his home, on July 15, when he began to feel the effects of the heatwaves that have been sweeping China for […]
“World’s Dullest Movie” Is an 8-Hour Snoozefest Featuring Nothing but Sheep
Filmmakers usually strive to make their productions as entertaining and engaging as possible, but the people behind “Baa Baa Land”, an epic 8-hour movie scheduled for release this September, set out to do just the opposite. With no dialogue, no plot and no human actors, just lots and lots of sheep, the so-called “world’s dullest […]
German Radio Station Creates Special Program for Lonely Canines
When dogs get lonely, they sometimes keep themselves busy by wreaking havoc around the house, and that doesn’t really sit well with their owners. That’s why one German radio host, who also happens to be a dog owner, came up with the idea for a 24/7 program designed to relax canine listeners and make them […]
50-Year-Old Former Male Model-Turned Photographer Stuns Internet with His Youthful Looks
Asian media is abuzz with talk and photos of a 50-year-old Singaporean photographer who doesn’t look a day over 30. His name is Chuando Tan and to say that he has aged well would be a gross understatement. I can think of quite a few celebrities in their 50s who look very well for their age, […]
New Cancer Drugs Turn Patients’ Gray Hair Dark Again
Cancer therapy is known to cause patients’ hair to fall off, but a few new cancer drugs apparently have a completely different side effect – they restore pigment in older people’s gray hair. Spanish researchers testing three new cancer drugs – Keytruda, Opdivo and Tecentriq – for negative side-effects in cancer patients made a very surprising discovery. After […]
Cambodian Woman Believes Her Dead Husband Reincarnated as 5-Month-Old Calf
Khim Hang, a 74-year-old woman from Cambodia’s Kratie province, recently made news headlines around the world, after it was reported that she shares her home with a 5-month-old calf, which she believes is a reincarnation of her dead husband. Khim was devastated by the sudden death of her husband, Tol Khut, a year ago, but she is […]
Doctors Remove Over 200 Stones from Woman’s Body in a Single Operation
Surgeons at Guanji Hospital, in Hezhou, China, recently spent six hours removing over 200 stones from a woman’s gallbladder and liver, some of them the size of small eggs. The patient, a 45-year-old woman known only as Ms. Chen, had apparently been experiencing abdominal pain for over a decade. When she first went to a hospital […]
The “Hyena Men” of Harar Hand-Feed Wild Hyenas Every Night
Hyenas have been a part of the history of Harar, an ancient walled city in Eastern Ethiopia, for centuries, so it makes sense that this is probably the only place where you can see “hyena men” hand-feeding packs of hyenas every night. I recently discovered the amazing hyena men of Harar after watching a Reuters video of […]
Serbian Man Leaves Wife Because Their Newborn Baby Would Keep Him Up at Night
60-year-old Atifa Ljajic and her husband, Serif Nokic (68), from Serbia, had been trying to have a baby for over 20 years. When no one thought it was even possible anymore, the miracle happened. Atifa recently gave birth to a healthy girl, but on the same day, her husband left them, claiming that raising a baby […]
Chinese Family Has Been Living with an Open Beehive in Their Living Room for 12 Years
The sight of a single bee buzzing around is enough to drive some people into a frenzy, but one family in China has somehow been living with an entire beehive in their living room for 12 years. They even collect the honey from it and sell it for a small profit. Remember the BEEcosystem, that […]
The Curious Case of a Boy Who Stops Breathing Every Time He Falls Asleep
Liam Derbyshire was born with a very rare congenital disease that causes him to stop breathing every time he falls asleep. Doctors told his parents that he wouldn’t live past six weeks, but the boy has defied the odds and will soon turn 18-years-old. Liam suffers from a condition known as central hypoventilation, or “Ondine’s Curse”, […]
Man Has Been Dressing as a Woman for 20 Years to Console His Grieving Mother
An unnamed man from Guilin, China, has melted the hearts of millions after it was reported that he has been dressing as a woman ever since his sister passed away, 20 years ago, in order to console his grieving mother. A Pear video showing a man wearing a traditional cheongsam dress while looking after his mother, recently went […]
Music in the Dark – An Egyptian Female Orchestra Made Up of Blind Women
Egypt’s Al Nour Wal Amal orchestra is one of the world’s most remarkable musical ensembles. It consists of around 48 blind women from Cairo who have to rely solely on their memory when performing complicated compositions by classic composers like Mozart, Brahms, Strauss or Tchaikovsky. Learning to play instruments like violin, chello or flute is a […]
These Three Dogs Are Bringing Chile’s Fire-Devastated Forests Back to Life
In January 2017, a series of fires in central Chile’s La Maue region burned down over 457,000 hectares of forest, leaving behind nothing but charred ground. Now, three border collies are helping replant it all by doing what they love most, running. Das, Olivia, and Summer, three female border collies have been working hard to […]