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World of the Bizarre

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.

Creatures, Myths & Legends

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.

Archaeology & History

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.

World of the Bizarre

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.

Science & Technology

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.

Nature & Environment

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.

Science & Technology

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.

Nature & Environment

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.

Nature & Environment

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.

Space & Astronomy

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.

Space & Astronomy

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.

Nature & Environment

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.

Nature & Environment

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.

World of the Bizarre

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.

Nature & Environment

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.

World of the Bizarre

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.

World of the Bizarre

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.

World of the Bizarre

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.

Archaeology & History

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 ?

Science & Technology

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.

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