oddities
Man Received His Severed Leg For Christmas
Canadian Justin Fernandes lost his lower right leg in a hit-and-run earlier this year. And he wanted it back.
A Brief History of Getting So Wasted You Forget You Created Important Pop Culture
When you're loaded, you can forget entire nights, weekends, novels you've written, and seasons of television you've starred in.
Why These People Go Through Agony to Intentionally Scar Their Faces
The process involves cutting out skin using a scalpel, before rubbing the open wounds with peroxide or lemon juice. Unsurprisingly, it's incredibly painful.
Photos from a Festival for Ugly People
The World Association of Ugly People counts more than 30,000 members, whose aim is to fight the cult of beauty in modern society.
A Blind Woman May Have Accidentally Lived with Her Son's Corpse for Decades
Authorities found a fully-intact skeleton lying on a mattress inside the woman's home—still dressed in socks, jeans, and a T-shirt.
Remembering Geoff Stirling, the Weirdest Canadian of All Time
An ode to the man who created the late-night acid trip that is Captain Newfoundland.
This Guy Gets Punched in the Stomach for a Living
Xie Shuiping's life revolves around being smacked in the belly by strangers.
All Your Childhood Snacks Were Trash
We stuffed our bellies full of nostalgia to find out if our snack-food memories were all lies.
I Used Dr. Bronner’s Soap for Everything and Now I'm Ruined
Washing your dishes and your genitals with the same soap is weird.
This Turtle Hat Kickstarter Is the Corniest, Most Delightful Thing on the Internet
This guy wants to change the world by getting as many people as possible to put a turtle on their heads.