Category: Curious Oddities

Moon Myths: The Truth About Lunar Effects on You

by Robert Roy Britt, April 18, 2016  The moon holds a mystical place in the history of human culture, so it’s no wonder that many myths — from werewolves to induced lunacy to epileptic seizures — have built up regarding its supposed effects on us. “It must be a full moon,” is a phrase heard whenever… Continue reading Moon Myths: The Truth About Lunar Effects on You

Armless Archer Holds The World Record For The Most Precise Shot With A Bow

By The Little Boy, July 2, 2014 When we’re talking world record for the most precise shot with a bow, you must picture a lean individual standing tall with the bow drawn in and going for the gold. It’s quite the contrary, actually. Father of three, Matt Stutzman is a 29 year old who was… Continue reading Armless Archer Holds The World Record For The Most Precise Shot With A Bow

London Just Reopened the Entrance to This Underwater Tunnel for the First Time in 147 Years

By Alissa Walker, Gizmodo, April 14, 2016  The first underwater tunnel ever built opened in London in 1843, paving a path for cities everywhere to expand beneath rivers and oceans. Today, the tunnel’s grand entrance hall reopens to the public for the first time in 147 years. The underground event space is part of an… Continue reading London Just Reopened the Entrance to This Underwater Tunnel for the First Time in 147 Years

Python caught in Malaysia could be the longest ever recorded

Source: Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, April 11, 2016  Local authorities say snake is estimated to be 8m long, beating the previous Guinness world record for a snake of the same species called Medusa A huge python found on a construction site in Malaysia could take the record for the longest snake ever to be caught,… Continue reading Python caught in Malaysia could be the longest ever recorded

Watch This Hyrdaulic Press Crush An Innocent Lego Person Into A Pancake

Source: Steven Hoffer, huffingtonpost.com,  April 5, 2016 No, no, no, no, no… ouch. The good people at YouTube’s Hydraulic Press Channel are once again crushing things for your amusement. Today, we present some very smashed Legos. It’s going to be hard to pick up the pieces. First, a small lego man. This won’t hurt… much. Need a… Continue reading Watch This Hyrdaulic Press Crush An Innocent Lego Person Into A Pancake

VIDEO: Grandma aged 78 couldn’t get out of chair – now she deadlifts 225lb weights in the gym

Source: 60abc.com,  April 5, 2016 This video of 78-year-old Shirley Webb lifting 225 pounds of weights in a gym has already been liked 75,500 times. Within two years, her weekly exercise routine switched from mowing the lawn in her house to lifting over 200lb weights. Shirley is from East Alton, Illinois. She decided to join… Continue reading VIDEO: Grandma aged 78 couldn’t get out of chair – now she deadlifts 225lb weights in the gym

Family dog saves elderly man’s life

Source: whio.com,  April 4, 2016  A family in Springfield is singing the praises of their six-year-old German Shepherd, Sasha. Last week, Michael and Michelle Baugh’s neighbor — a 75-year-old man who was recently diagnosed with dementia — wandered from his home in the middle of the night and got lost. Sasha, who was outside and… Continue reading Family dog saves elderly man’s life