Different people find certain things attractive. Some people find eyes sexy, maybe a person's smile and yet others like a well toned physique. For 54-year-old Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer, it's long, slim objects, with horizontal lines that turn her on. Before your mind falls too far into the gutter, Berliner-Mauer has a condition called Objectum-Sexuality, she's attracted to large inanimate objects. Which is why, for the past 29 years, she's been happily married to the Berlin Wall. In fact... Read Full Story
Forget arachnophobia, how about an increasing fear of bird mite infestation? Bird mites really don't seem pleasant, if you don't believe, just ask Nina Bradica, a 45-year-old woman from Levittown, New York who was recently quarantined after becoming infested with highly contagious bird mites. Bird mites aren't your normal parasite. Unlike ticks, they don't just burrow in your skin and stay put until you find them. No, bird mites live on you, around you and even in you, crawling all over your... Read Full Story
Photographers are a totally different breed. They have the ability to freeze a moment in time perfectly, and create a memory that will live on forever, but they rarely get out of photographer mode. To illustrate this point, Ryan McGeeney, a photographer for the Standard-Examiner in Utah, was speared through the leg by a javelin this Saturday while shooting the state high school track meet. Where most people would scream in pain and cry for their mommies, McGeeney, being the seasoned... Read Full Story
Don't try this at home! Kent Couch is underway onboard a lawnchair and party helium balloons hoping to make it from Oregon to Idaho. You can track his progress here . In the "no kidding" category, this disclaimer can be found on Kent's website: Cluster Ballooning is inherently risky. Kent Couch and Smart Solutions assume NO RESPONSIBILITY for the use or mis-use of information provided on this website. A Brazilian priest tried the same thing in April. His body was just recovered off the... Read Full Story
Here's a lesson for all the men out there that think it's OK to sleep with a girl and never call her again. Kristina Caban, a 23-year-old college student branded the letter "R" on Samir Sara's stomach for having sex with her in 2004 and never calling her again. Caban hatched an elaborate plan with new boyfriend Robert Testagrossa and another man, which involved luring Sara into a room, then holding him down so Caban could brand him. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg told the court... Read Full Story
Hopefully the Eiffel tower enjoyed his many single years because his days of being a bachelor are over. Erika La Tour Eiffel, a 37-year-old woman from San Francisco, California recently pledged to love, honor and cherish the tower from this day forward. Yes, she married the Eiffel tower. The former soldier recited her vows to the monument in front of close friends, and has obviously changed her legal name to reflect the union. La Tour Eiffel is one of five people featured in a documentary on... Read Full Story
Jason Fields, who agreed to have a tennis ball fired at his crotch at 50 mph, just may be the stupidest man alive. Let's chop it up to just being ballsy? No pun intended... OK, maybe a slight pun. But really, who agrees to this? Apparently Fields said yes to the team at FSN Sports Science for the small amount of 50 dollars. Maybe he really needed the money? Either way, this guy will never have children again, but maybe that's a good thing. Check out the video if you want to see Fields take a... Read Full Story
Blacky, the burro may be the only donkey that can say he's served hard time. After biting and kicking two men outside a ranch in the Mexican state of Chiapas, the donkey served three days in prison for ass-ault. Alright, so that was a pretty lame play on words. But Blacky did do some time for the vicious assault. The two victims walked away with bite wounds, and one fractured his ankle. According to police it took a group of six men to take the angry donkey down. Blacky was held in a section... Read Full Story
Watermelons are pretty much the ultimate summer snack. They're cool and refreshing, the perfect topping to a warm beautiful day. But, are they so wonderful that some would pay an outrageous price for these treats? In Japan, a jumbo black watermelon was auctioned off for $6,100 Friday, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country. Apparently in Japan, melons are considered a luxury. But if you think $6,100 is expensive for a melon, just last month a pair of... Read Full Story
Think I'm kidding this this headline? I'm not. A recent Chicago Tribune article that outlines it all: This is how: During a recent interview at a North Side bar, Michaud, a prominent lockpicking hobbyist (you read it right), cut the top and bottom off a can and carved a wavy M-shape out of the middle. He then folded and refolded it in such a way that it could be inserted between the lock and the shackle. A twist and voila! The lock popped open. ... Lock pickers, whose hobby is legal in all 50... Read Full Story
