A Brazilian woman cheated death by just one centimetre after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a HARPOON. Elisangela Borborema Rosa’s husband was cleaning his spear gun when it went off, firing a harpoon into her face, the Rio de Janeiro State Health Department said. The spear hit her cervical spine and came within one centimetre of ... Read More »
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Liu Lingchao says portable home makes him feel free
Looking like someone out of the Flintstones, 38-year-old Liu Lingchao is the human equivalent of a real-life human snail, carrying his 132 pound (60 kilogram) house, made of bamboo poles and plastic sheets, on his back as he travels throughout China. A veritable travelling salesmen, he earns money for food and supplies by collecting plastic bottles and metal cans along ... Read More »
llama in Tallahassee caught using lasso and taser
Floridians know there’s no shortage of wildlife in the Sunshine State, but kangaroos and llamas? While Pasco Sheriff’s deputies were capturing a kangaroo that was on the loose in Lacoochee, deputies in Tallahassee had to use a taser gun to re-capture a llama that had escaped his pen. Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies, along with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ... Read More »
Julia Caples believes drinking blood keeps her young and vigorous
Julia Caples, 45, has been sucking the blood of willing donors for more than 30 years. She meets fellow vampire enthusiasts at a local occult and oddities store where she cuts them with a pagan-style knife before lapping up their blood. She believes it keeps her young and vigorous, just like the ageless bloodsuckers from movies such as Twilight. The ... Read More »
220 pounds of cocaine found in bananas : shipment to Danish
Staff at a supermarket found 220lbs of smuggled cocaine hidden inside a crate of bananas. Staff at the Coop in Denmark got a big surprise when they opened crates from Colombia and found the drugs. The powder was discovered in Aarhus when workers noticed that some of the boxes were heavier than others. A Coop spokesman said more bags with ... Read More »
Sherbourne Street school : Man dead after police stand-off in Toronto
One man is dead following a police stand-off on Sherbourne St. Kim McKinnon of Toronto EMS said a middle-aged man was pronounced dead at the scene, centred at 437 Sherbourne St. She couldn’t confirm if it was the suspect and if he was shot at, or if the shots were self-inflicted. Police were called to the scene at 12:30 p.m. ... Read More »
Lil’ Kim accused : Rapper May Be Facing Lawsuit For Allegedly Stealing Selfie Pic
A makeup artist is lashing out against rapper Lil Kim for stealing her photo to use for album artwork. Canadian makeup Samantha Ravndahl artist told TMZ that she posted the above photo on Instagram showing herself with a green face and dead decaying flesh. According to reports, makeup artist Samantha Ravndahl uploaded a very unique pop art zombie inspired Halloween ... Read More »
Exam protector recognized French mother as impostor
Parents who are willing to cheat for their kids’ grades are already a rung or two up the whacko ladder. But I can’t even be all finger pointy at 52-year-old Caroline D. who allegedly tried to pose as her daughter during the baccalaureate exam. I’m just too busy LOLing! The Huffington Post reports that the mother really committed for this ... Read More »
Canada donation matching to Typhoon Haiyan relief
A volunteer at a Toronto church unpacking goods dropped off to help Filipino survivors of Typhoon Haiyan pulls out a sunshine-yellow gown, holds it aloft and jokes to a fellow helper about who is going to need a party dress. Then she dutifully folds the pleated skirt and bodice into a square and places it on one of a dozen ... Read More »
Valeria Lukyanova claims to be a spiritual guru
Valeria Lukyanova, who turned herself into a real-life Barbie doll, went viral last year and has, in a relatively short space of time, amassed hundreds of thousands of followers online as well as recognition for her continual commitment to achieving physical perfection in this Sebastian Faena-lensed editorial in V magazine. But in this new vice.com documentary we learn something new ... Read More »
Shavonnte Taylor had baby boy in Metro station
Those were indeed the cries of a newborn baby on the platform at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station Thursday morning. The baby boy showed up two weeks early. His mom was on her way to a doctor’s appointment at the time. “They’re doing great,” says Sharon Taylor of her grandson, Amir Mason, and daughter, Shavonnte Taylor. “I have a beautiful, ... Read More »