Weird World

What is 'monkey fever'? Second outbreak of deadly disease causing mental disturbance claims 19 lives in India

The disease spreads only via tick-bites and contact with infected animals - especially monkeys, and can cause bleeding, tremors and 'mental disturbances'.

Feb 7, 2018

Monk gone wild: CCTV footage shows Buddhist monk in the act of stealing woman's wet panties

The monk, who has now been kicked out of his temple, as he claimed that stopping his prescription medicine had made him act in a strange manner.

Feb 7, 2018

Gordon Ramsay's tongue-in-cheek response on vegan dish divides the Twitter world

Gordon Ramsay's tweet has stirred quite a controversy on Twitter for mocking the vegan community.

Feb 6, 2018

One in five people wear the same underwear more than once without washing: Are you guilty of it too?

Banana Moon Clothing's survey revealed that around 31 percent of men and 10 percent of women confessed to wearing their underwear more than once without washing.

Feb 6, 2018

Real life 'witch hunt': Police looking for 2 people who tried to burn a teen alive in a cauldron

The incident — which left the teenager scalded — took place during a mock enactment of witch-burning from fairy-tales.

Feb 6, 2018

Cambridgeshire police reveal about UFO and alien sightings

The police force was questioned about the number of 101 and 999 calls it had received in 2015, 2016 and 2017 in a Freedom of Information request.

Feb 5, 2018

Life after death: 6 resuscitated people share bizarre accounts of what they went through

From feeling like they're reading a book, to hitting snooze on an alarm clock, here's what happened to six people after they were declared medically 'dead'.

Feb 5, 2018

Voodoo ritual victim: Women burn 5-year-old and cut her arm to rid her of demons 'that caused her to misbehave'

The ritual, which was meant to rid the little one of demons that were causing her to misbehave, has now left her permanently disfigured.

Feb 5, 2018

Man uses dating app Tinder to travel around Europe for free

A man used the popular dating app Tinder to travel around Europe without spending a penny on accommodation.

Feb 5, 2018

McDonald's fries might be the new cure in helping bald people regrow hair: Study

Scientists have regrown hair in mice using dimethylpolysiloxane, a chemical added while preparing McDonald's fries.

Feb 5, 2018

Woman with giant 34-kg tumour saved after doctors remove it in a miraculous surgery

Sonia Lopez had put off the surgery for eight years due to 'personal reasons', but was eventually forced to go under the knife once the growth started taking up about 80 percent of her abdominal space.

Feb 4, 2018

Father's love: Man leaves wife and kids to have a child with his biological daughter

The father and his daughter have been charged with incest and adultery after the scandal was uncovered by the police.

Feb 4, 2018

Kerala IAS officer issues notice to himself for coming late to office!

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan may have a true conundrum on his hands as he cracks down on unionised government employees.

Feb 4, 2018

Can lack of sleep kill you? Here's what a 1980 study says

A 1980 research on sleep deprivation in rats, conducted by the University of Chicago, resulted in the death of every single one of them, after a span of 32 days.

Feb 4, 2018

Mysterious crater leaves residents baffled in French resort town [Video]

The crater is just a few metres away from the sea and is filled with salty water.

Feb 3, 2018