Search results for: pica
Woman has been eating toilet paper every day for 23 years
VIDEO 3-5-2023 |
17
A woman from Chicago suffers from a severe form of pica - the abnormal compulsion to consume non-food items.
Alleged 'sea monster' spotted off the coast of Somerset, England
3-3-2023 | 7
A strange shape not dissimilar to that typically associated with the Loch Ness Monster was recently sighted in the water.
New York flotsam thought to be from 200-year-old shipwreck
2-25-2023 | 1
Debris found in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ian is now thought to be a piece of the long-lost SS Savannah.
Real-life bat interrupts screening of 'The Batman'
3-11-2022 | 2
A cinema screening of the Caped Crusader's latest outing was recently interrupted by a rather topical visitor.
Heart rates of free divers can drop to just 11bpm
7-1-2021 | 2
Some of the best free divers can reduce their heart rate to that typically found in aquatic mammals such as seals.
Bizarre 'Picasso fish' looks like a painting
1-27-2020 | 5
A photograph of a rather unusual looking fish that was caught in Japan has recently gone viral on social media.
Is this what we will look like in 20 years' time ?
VIDEO 10-30-2019 | 25
Researchers have created a life-sized model of what the typical office worker of the future might look like.
Scientists discover shipworm that eats rock
VIDEO 6-21-2019 | 7
Given that shipworms are typically known to chew through wood, the find came as something of a surprise.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
VIDEO 4-6-2019 | 2
Scientists have identified and climbed a record-breaking tree in Borneo that measures a whopping 328ft in height.
US startup reveals new flying car prototype
VIDEO 7-16-2018 | 17
Named BlackFly, the new aerial vehicle doesn't require a pilot's license and will cost the same as a typical SUV.
ISS astronaut films rare blue jet lightning
VIDEO 2-12-2017 | 2
The breathtaking natural phenomenon is typically unpredictable and lasts for only fractions of a second.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
11-15-2016 | 6
A tree measuring a whopping 309ft tall has been identified alongside 49 other runners-up in Borneo.
Explorer finds giant earthworm in rainforest
VIDEO 6-6-2016 | 14
Entomologist and TV host Phil Torres encountered the 4ft invertebrate during a tropical rainstorm.
Woman is addicted to eating kitchen sponges
10-18-2015 | 45
A 23-year-old from North Tyneside is addicted to eating sponges dipped in apple washing-up liquid.
Divers discover weird two-headed sea slug
VIDEO 9-19-2015 | 5
The bizarre creature was found on the sea floor during a dive in the tropical waters of Borneo.
92-year-old woman eats 1kg of sand every day
5-15-2015 | 25
Sudama Devi has maintained her peculiar diet for over eight decades yet remains in perfect health.
Woman develops cravings for toilet paper
12-10-2014 | 35
Jade Sylvester started consuming loo paper while pregnant and now eats a whole roll of it every day.
Indian man is addicted to eating bricks
VIDEO 4-12-2014 | 41
Pakkirappa Hunagundi suffers from a rare condition that sees him crave bricks, gravel and mud.
What did the Vikings really look like ?
8-12-2012 | 18
How true to the stereotypical Viking were the actual Nordic warriors of Scandinavian ancestry ?
The historical persecution of scientists
6-25-2012 | 11
There are many records of scientists being persecuted in a number of dispicable ways over the years.
