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Have scientists finally decoded the ancient knowledge of how to change the human DNA?
One of the main pillars of the ancient astronaut theory is that ancient beings may have tampered with…
Angus Barbieri: An incredible man who survived a long 382 days without eating food
Angus Barbieri, 26, was weighing in at a whopping 207kg when he decided he was sick of being overweight.
The Ebers Papyrus: Ancient Egyptian medical text reveals medico-magical beliefs and beneficial treatments
The Ebers Papyrus is one of Egypt's oldest and most comprehensive medical documents which contains a wealth of medical knowledge.
Rosalia Lombardo: The strange mystery of the “Blinking Mummy”
Even though mummification is still practised in some distant cultures, it is uncommon in the Western world. Rosalia…
Phineas Gage: The man who lived after his brain was impaled with an iron rod!
Have you ever heard of Phineas Gage? A fascinating case, almost 200 years ago, this man suffered an…
Olivia Farnsworth: The strange 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…