Mom Gives Daughter Plastic Surgery Voucher for Her EIGHTH Birthday
“Turning eight is the new 18” – I seriously wonder how and where people get such ideas. But, apparently they do, and 51-year-old Sarah Burge is one of them. She thinks it’s perfectly normal to gift her 7-year-old daughter plastic surgery gift vouchers worth £8,000 ($12,700). The vouchers are meant to be a present for […]
Chinese Army Plays Lethal Pass-the-Bomb Game
A video showing Chinese soldiers in a circle passing an explosive satchel from one man to another, until one of them decides to throw it in a hole just before it explodes, has been making the rounds online, leaving everyone flabbergasted. Photos of South Korea’s special forces troops training in all kinds of extreme conditions have been […]
Faecal Transplant – A Stomach-Turning Medical Procedure
Here’s something I never thought I’d hear, let alone write an article about – faecal transplants. Yes, it’s exactly what you think it is. Taking the poop out of one person and putting it into another. It’s a lot, more disgusting that it sounds, but this medical procedure actually has the potential to save lives. […]
Saudi Father Tries to Sell Son for $20 Million, on Facebook
A Saudi man was all over the news a few days ago for putting up his son for sale on Facebook – for a whopping $20 million. Now he says that he did it only to bring attention to his poverty, and he didn’t really intend to sell his son. In a country where the […]
Woman Grows Nails for 22 Years Trying to Become Famous
Jazz Ison SInkfield, 48, from Atlanta, Georgia, hasn’t cut her finger nails in the last 22 years, in the hope that they might one day bring her the fame and glory she’s always been dreaming of. Although she has difficulties performing the easiest of household chores, Jazz claims she feels “very, very blessed”. The nail-obsessed […]
Vampire Husband Drank Wife’s Blood for the Last Three Years
Deepa Ahirwar, a 22-year-old woman from India’s Madhya Pradesh state, has recently accused her husband of drinking her blood on a regular basis, for the last three years. Although it sounds like the story of a cheap vampire movie, young Deepa swears she’s telling the truth and even bears the scars to prove it. She […]
Man Drinks Gasoline for 42 Years, as Medicine
For decades gasoline has been used to power vehicles and machinery, but 71-year-old Chen Dejun proves it works very well for humans, too. Chen Jejun lives alone in a thatched cottage on a hill in China’s Shuijiang municipality. He’s known by the locals as a stone cutter and master bamboo weaver, but also for his […]
Chinese Girl Allegedly Offers Her Virginity in Exchange for an iPhone 4
It seems some people would do anything to get their hands on Apple’s gadgets – like this Chinese girl who, apparently, posted on Weibo (China;s version of Twitter) that she would trade her virginity for an iPhone 4. The Korea Herald reports that the young unnamed teen, from Guangdong, China, resorted to such desperate measures […]
Chinese Woman Performs Surgery on Herself
Wu Yuanbi, a 53-year-old woman, from Chongqing, China, has recently performed surgery on herself, with a common kitchen knife. Wu, who works as a migrant worker, has been suffering from a chronic condition known as Budd-Chiari syndrome, for the last 13 years. This causes her stomach to gradually fill up with large quantities of fluid, […]
Mother Gives 8-Year-Old Daughter Regular Botox Shots
Keri Campbell, a beautician from San Francisco, gives her 8-year-old daughter Britney Botox shots every three months, to make her “popular” and “famous”. According to British tabloid The Sun, the beauty-pageant-obsessed-mom is proud her daughter is probably the youngest child in the world to receive Botox injections and claims the treatment will help her become […]
Artist Makes Perfume Out of His Own Excrements
British artist Jammie Nicholas used his own faeces as the raw material for a perfume he calls “Surplus“. Believe it or nor, he has already sold 25 bottles of it, for $65 a pop. In an interview with Viceland.com, Nicholas says he got the idea of producing his special perfume after reading “The History of […]
Bugarach – The French Village That Will Survive 2012 Armageddon
Armageddon, the end of the world predicted by the ancient Maya for December 2012, is a very popular subject these days. In fact, it’s so popular that places considered sacred and safe have become the target of many esoteric outsiders. This is also the case of Bugarach, a peaceful French farming village, located on one […]
Japanese Researchers Create Tweeting Mouse
In a genetically engineered experiment, Japanese scientists at the University of Osaka have created a mouse that tweets like a bird. After crossbreeding genetically altered mice for some time, to see what would happen, they apparently got their first interesting result, by mistake. Researcher Arikuni Uchimura said they were expecting physical mutations, but definitely not […]
Urine Injections Are The Latest In Weight Loss Diets
If you thought you knew everything there is to know about weight loss, think again. The latest news state that urine injections are bound to get you fit, in no time. It’s a very controversial matter that has been around for years, frequently used by MD allergists, because of it’s allergenic content, even before before […]
“Butt Drag” Wrestling Move Drags Sexual Battery Charges
Preston Hill, a 17-year-old Buchanan High School student from Clovis, California, used the Butt Drag move on one of his teammates at a school-sponsored event and now faces sexual battery charges. As both Preston and his father assert the “butt drag” is a move that his coaches taught him ever since he was in middle […]