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Olivia Farnsworth: The UK girl who doesn’t feel hunger, pain or need to sleep!
Olivia Farnsworth, a cute little girl who baffled medics when they discovered she has a strange chromosome condition…
Patient shocked surgeons with green blood like Star Trek’s Mr Spock
In October 2005, surgeons operating on a 42-year-old Canadian man at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital got a shock…
J. Marion Sims: The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ performed shocking experiments on slaves
James Marion Sims ― A man of science of enormous controversy, since although he was an eminence in…
What happens to our memories when we die?
In the past, it was assumed that brain activity ceases when the heart stops. However, researchers have found…
Foreign accent syndrome: A British woman woke up in the hospital, and she had a Chinese accent
As you might already know, severe migraines can put a damper on your daily plans. But as one…
Angel’s Glow: What happened in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862?
“Angel’s Glow” is the name given to a strange phenomenon that occurred during the Civil War of the…
Spontaneous human combustion: Can humans be consumed by fire spontaneously?
In December 1966, the body of Dr. John Irving Bentley, 92, was discovered in Pennsylvania, next to the…
20 chilling unsolved mysteries that will leave you scared!
You may have heard about hundreds of unsolved mysteries, but only a few that gave you the real…
The strange death of Gloria Ramirez, the ‘Toxic Lady’ of Riverside
On the evening of February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez, a 31-year-old mother of two, was rushed to the…
Jason Padgett – The salesman who turned into a ‘maths genius’ after head injury
In September 2002, two men attacked Jason Padgett — a furniture salesman from Tacoma, Washington, who had very…
50 most interesting and bizarre medical facts you won’t believe are true
The world is full of strange and amusing history and facts, and the world of medicine is certainly…
Kodinhi – The unsolved mystery of the ‘twin town’ of India
In India, there’s a village called Kodinhi that is reported to have a whopping 240 pairs of twins…