We’ve all heard the horror stories about people eating other people, and most assume that cannibals are old wives’ tales. Unfortunately, the horrific act of eating human flesh is more real–and common–than you might think. Here, we list 5 of the most recent–and horrific–stories of cannibalism from around the globe. Consider …
Brazillian man Rodrigo Alves, 32, is a flight attendant, and image consultant, but he is perhaps best known for his media fame as a “human ken doll.” Alves sufferes from the mental disorder body dysmorphic disorder, a debilitating condition that affects nearly every aspect of a person’s life. People with …
It’s long been known that many twins form a special bond with each other. They share a special closeness that for most, is very hard to describe. And for Michelle and Miriam Carolus, they’re more than close–they’re leading identical lives! And the most striking resemblance between the two women? Their matching …
Most of us are familiar with Madame Toussaud’s wax museums, the places where we can see eerily-lifelike wax casts of our favorite celebrities. Now, you can take the same idea and increase the creepy-factor by 100 or so. In the Morbid Anatomy Museum’s House of Wax: Anatomical, Pathological & Ethnographic Waxworks from Castan’s …
The Guinness Book of World Records boasts some pretty interesting feats (to say the least) and Kapil Gehlot wanted to add his name to the list. As a professional stuntman, adventure sports enthusiast and skating coach, 29-year-old Gehlot has spent a lot of time around all things unusual and daring. Needless to …
A homeless man in Serbia explains he has been sleeping with the dead when he moved into a cemetery 15 years ago and made an empty burial tomb his new home. Bratislav Stojanovic, 43, has been squatting in a barely marked plot along with the ashes of a family who …
Objectum-Sexuality, or objectophilia, is commonly described as “a pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards developing significant relationships with particular inanimate objects.” For some who consider themselves as “OS”, thinking about having these relationships with another human being is completely incomprehensible. Instead, they form close emotional and even intimate relationships …
Corsets have been used by both men and women since the 16th century to alter the shape of the wearer’s body. Made of all types of materials, including steel, whalebones, glue and a variety of fabrics, the structure and shape of corsets has changed as often as their construction. However, …
After struggling with Body Integrity Identity Disorder, or BIID, 30-year-old Jewel Shuping poured drain cleaner into her eyes in order to “cure” her illness. What may surprise many people is that Sheping found a psychologist to help her go blind. After two weeks of intense therapy to make sure she was sure …
A single gram of Scopolamine, or “The Devil’s Breath,” can kill 10-15 people. When used in smaller doses, this odorless, tasteless drug can cause it’s victims to become like “zombies.” Those exposed even to Scopolamine in the air instantly lose their free will and become completely compliant to suggestions and requests–yet …
