France Returns Executed King’s Skull to Madagascar After 120 Years

A conquered king’s head is unceremoniously chopped off and placed on public display. Sounds like something they would’ve done in the ancient world, or maybe in the medieval period, right? Well, that was something the French did less than 130 years ago. After France colonized Madagascar in the late in 19th century, there was an …

Man Rescued After Spending Two Days Trapped Behind a Waterfall

You should always check out what’s behind a waterfall, at least if adventure stories are anything to go by. There’s bound to be an ancient cave full of wonderful treasures hidden behind the cascade. In reality, however, it’s best to leave waterfalls unexplored. Their hidden areas are miserable and cold at best, and fatally dangerous …

Man Goes from Zero to Hero — With Fitness Regimen He Copied from Manga

When people are down in the dumps, they often need a little bit of inspiration to start getting back up again. Sometimes, that inspiration can come from a surprising source. Like manga, for example. Li Shuangyong from China was, and not to put too fine a point to it, a loser. His business had failed, …

Man Goes to Hospital with Sore Nipple, Doctors Find a Knife Inside His Chest

There could be something medically wrong with you even if you never knew a thing. For instance, you could carry and spread the flu or COVID-19 virus without having a single symptom. Or you could live for years with a knife in your chest cavity and never notice a thing. That’s what a man from …

7 Strange and Creepy Magical Items (And How to Make Them)

Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble… This famous quote from Shakespeare (did you know that?) shows that you need some accoutrements to perform magic. Some of those magical objects are pretty strange, though. You might be familiar with eyes of newt and other such things, but “real” witches and wizards have …