The men had consumed the unidentified contents of some bottles found floating off the coast of Sri Lanka.
A politician who consumed a potion said to ward off coronavirus has since tested positive for the disease.
Villagers in the district of Chilaw were perplexed when small fish started to rain down from above.
Exorcist Maxi Castro ended up burying himself alive while trying to purge demons from a teacher's house.
The new species of tarantula was discovered by villagers in the northern part of the war-torn country.