Friday 29 April 2016

10 disgusting foods that people actually eat

10. insects and worms

Insects and worms are regarded by the vast majority of people in the world disgusting, and repulsive. however there are parts of our planet where they are consumed as mass food, even delicacies. In thailand, the street food can contain a wide variety of bugs, crickets, cockroaches, worms and larvae which can be prepared as fried, or marinated, crisp or juicy. they can be served as individual dishes, store fried, snakes or part of other dishes.
it has been demonstrated that they are high in protein vitamins and minerals and only our minds prevent us for enjoying insects as foods

9. tuna eyeballs

Japan and China are famous for its abundance of seafood. tuna eyeballs are a particluar dish and it can be found for a relatively low price on supermarket shelves. It comes with a bit of muscle tissue and fat around the eye and they are compared with squid.
the most common way to prepare it is to boil or cook in the oven and season it to taste.


8. rats
for the most of the world rats are one of the most repulsive animals, and having them as food is inconceivable. However there are parts of the world where these disgusting rodents are considered a delicacy. India, China, Vietnam. Cambodia, Phillipines, Indonesia and Thailand are among the countries that think differently. if you visit one of these countries, you would probably need to pay attention what meat is in your hamburger. apparently they taste like chicken or quail, however difficult to want to try to see if this is true.

7. water bug eggs
the water bug are large insects living in North America, Northern Australa and Eastern Asia, and they can be found in freshwater sings and ponds. They female layer her eggs on the male wings and carried until they hatch. Since this water bug is consumed as a dish itself,  however their eggs are considered a delicacy in Asian countries.

6. duck embryos

Philippines are famous for strange foods and the duck embryo is one of them. It is called Balut, which means eggs with legs, or the treat with feet. Fertilised duck eggs are buried into the ground for few weeks to allow the embryo to develop. Before hatching time, the egg is boiled with the bird almost fully developed inside and it is eaten in its shell directly.


5. rotten cheese
This is Casu Marzu, a delicacy eaten in Sardinia Italy,  and it is in fact rotten sheep cheese left for insects to deposit their larvae inside. these larvae will consume the body of cheese and leave behind their excrements. if the larvae die, then it becomes toxic and that is why the dish is banned from many places. however people either remove the live larvae or eat it together before that happens.

4. rotten eggs

Century eggs are a dish from China, and consists off chicken eggs left over several months in a mixture of clay, ash and lime. the chemical will penetrate the eggs shell and turn the white into gel and the yolk into a blue smelly texture.
despite the fact they have a strong sulphur odour, they are being consumed as a delicacy for special occasions, or even day to day snacks.

3. bat soup
Fruit Bats are consumed as food in various parts of Asia and pacific islands. It is considered a clean meat as some species of the bats are living exclusively on fruit. Their meat is compared with chicken and they have a low fat meat, high in protein. Bats can be grilled, deep fired, stir fried or soups.

during cooking they release a strong urine smell, as they retain toxins due to hanging down from tree branches, however it goes away if properly prepared.

studies show that bat food can be linked to few neurological disease, due the the level of toxins build up over time eating seeds which were treated with pesticides.


2. monkey brains
Monkey brain is a dish consisting of parts of the brains of some of human relatives, monkeys and apes as the title suggests. It was probably first time brought to the world's attention by the movie Indiana Jones. In western culture this practice is regarded cruel and strange.

Monkey brains have been eaten in China and Africa, mostly during tribal ceremonies and religious ritual rather than an every day dish.

Consuming the brain and nerve tissue of animals , especially from a mammal so close genetically to humans is regarded a health hazard for contracting diseases.

1. fried tarantulas
Fried tarantulas are a dish consumed in Cambodia and they can be served deep fried, stew and sometimes even alive. they are regarded as delicacy and very nutritious containing protein, folic acid and zinc. There are many spider hunters cashing up tarantulas daily and their capture can be up to 100 per day. Female tarantulas seem to be the favourite and the eggs inside will add more flavour.
Tarantulas are used for traditional medicine to increase man sexual energy and fertility.

Cambodia became a tourist destination for people willing to try anything, visiting crowded spider markets.


Monday 1 February 2016

10 most painful torture methods

10. the iron chair is a metal armchair with spikes. the prisoner or the victim would be placed on it and subjected to interrogation. the iron restraints would be gradually tightened until the spikes would penetrate the skin and the muscles.

it was not designed to immediate death as the spikes were not big enough to damage internal organs, however after sever pain and bleeding, the victim would confess and die later due to bleeding, infection and pain.


9. the water board is an old technique still used today. it takes a very simple form of placing the prisoner down on a board, and water is poured on his face continuously to create the sensation of drowning. in addition, a towel or a piece of fabric will make this tehncique even more vile

this is a terrifying experience for the victim as it can cause extreme pain, dry drowining, damage to the lungs and brain due to oxygen depravation, broken bones due to the struggling against restraints, and eventually death.

If the victim somehow makes it alive, will suffer later in life from severe psychological damage due this cruel and vile torture technique


8. the tucker telephone is a device invented in the 60's by a doctor in the Tucker prison in United States. The device consist of a old telephone wired to battery cells. The idea is to wrap a wore to one of the toes of the prisoner and the genitals.

once in place, the prisoner will suffer an electric shock causing horrible pain. if the prisoner make sit alive after the interrogation, he would have suffered not only damage to internal organs but also insanity to the high level of pain cased to his body.

the method was used also in the Vietnam war, as confessed by american war veterans who made it home in the 60's.

7. the taser is another electric shocking torture method. it is still being used by police forces around the world to parlays the victims body with a strong electric current provided by battery cartridges.

once triggered, 2 pins will enter the body of the victim and a 10,000 volts current will basically paralyse the internal muscles, submitting him or her instantly.

the problem is that the instrument is used not only for crowd control but also for torture of individual already in custody. it is classified as an inhumane, cruel and degrading treatment of human beings.

6. the barb wire wipe is a punishment instrument used today by several countries  such Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.

the simplicity of few wires attached to a handle is not short of damage potential. the barb wires increase the pain inflicted to the person punished for whatever reason, and they penetrate the skin causing sever bleeding.

the torture often results in death if not chronic damage to the body, skin cuts and lacerations, infection, and also psychological damage.

5. the rack is a torture technique which appear in many shapes or forms with a wide variety of devices.
it basically consist of a table when the prisoner has its hands and legs tighten in such a way it can be pulled and extended to the point the body is stretched infill the limbs and joints break.

a very painful technique that resulted most of the time in death due to unrepairable damage.

there are many variations of the body stretch, on big cart wheels, or simply having horses to run in opposite directions after the legs and hands or tighten with ropes.

4. the head crusher is a mechanical press which was used in the middle ages.

the victim's head is placed between the base and the adjustable cap, and someone would screw in slowly until bones are starting the break

an awful and painful experience without many chances of recovery. the method was not used to extract information, as the prisoner would not be able to talk, but to cause intentional cruel pain.

imagine shattering teeth, eyes popping out while still conscious, and feeling your head bones crack under pressure.

3. neck torture is a ring with spikes attached to the neck of the prisoner to prevent him of laying down, eating or drinking.

the prisoner with the neck ring attached, would be on a leash and left standing for days, until due to fatigue will eventually collapse. obviously the spikes would penetrate the neck and cause death.

a very painful and cruel technique, it was widely used in the middle ages for war prisoners and criminals

2. the pear of anguish is a device use in the middle ages for various criminals at the time, including liars, blasphemers, homosexuals, women accused of witchcraft or those who tried an abortion.

it is a pear shaped instrument which was inserted in the anus or vagina. it consist of 4 metal leaves which will expand once the handle is screwed in. this would case and enlargement of the hole and would cause obviously pain.

This method of torture would be followed by others as it would not cause instant death, but internal damage.

1. the crusher is a press designed to break toes, hands, knees or whatever would cause more pain to the victim.

similar to the head crusher, a level would be screwed in with the knee in between the
plates which could have also spikes to make this method even more painful.

it comes in a variety of shapes and sizes and it was used mostly in the middle ages mostly, however there is not proof this is not being used today as well.

Sunday 24 January 2016

10 amazing body deformities

10 amazing body deformities

10. Didier Montalvo - Turtle Boy


Didier is a colombian Boy with a huge mole on his back. This is a cancer tissue which grew almost on his entire back very fast. He was called the turtle boy because the mole looks like a shell.

The local religious people from his village in Colombia believe that this was the work on the devil, as he was conceived during an eclipse. Unfortunately this made Didier to be rejected by the community and the school.

Happily though, a British surge heard about him and came to Colombia to remove the mole. The operation was a success. Didier was 6 years of age at the time.

Didier resumed a normal happy life and he went back to school

9. Jose from Lisbon, Portugal - facial tumour

Jose started to grow a tumour on his face at the age of 14. it started on the lips and become few kilograms in weight over few years, covering his entire face. he started to have difficulties breathing, eating sleeping, and seeing.

He has spent the next 40 years with this condition, not being able to do anything about it, due to religious beliefs and also lack of a correct diagnostic from doctors.

In 2010 Jose travelled to Chicago to have the face tumour removed. Surgeons successfully removed it in one operation, however his face was reconstructed during another 3 sessions of surgery.

8. Dede - the tree man
Dede is an indonesian man who has suffered from a very rare fungal infections on his body. This infection created tissue growth from the skin, which looks remarkable like tree bark and makes life unbearable, due to difficulty to do anything with the hands or legs.

in 2008 dede went to United states for treatment. Doctors have removed about 6 kilograms of tissue from his body, especially hands and feet.

Unfortunately the operations did not stop the growth and the fungus recovered to Dede's desperation.
So far, no cure has been found for this rare fungus infection.

7. Petero - Uganda boy - deformed head

Petero was born in a small village in Uganda Africa, and he suffers from an extreme  crouzon syndrome. This causes a malformation of the skull. as a result, his eyes are pushed out, and his ears down, making his sight and hearing difficult.

Peter was bullied by his neighbours due to his appearance and he isolated himself from people inside his house. Luckily an american doctor visited the village and met him. He felt bad for the boy and helped him to get into Austin Texas for surgery.

Doctors performed a series of operations to reshape his skull. During one of the operations, Petero developed complications and almost died, however doctors resuscitated him and saved his life. He survived and return to his village in a much better shape than before

6. Rudy Santos - extra limbs
Rudy is a from Phillipnies and suffers from a very rare condition called parasitic twin. That means during pregnancy, a twin brother and sister is not fully developed but attached to the strong foetus.
Rudy has an extra pair of arms and legs and this is how he was born. He also has an undeveloped had with an ear attached to his body.

He become a national celebrity in the 70's when he was publicly discovered during a freak show. He was called the octoman, believed to be a God.

He dissapeared 10 years later and lived in extreme poverty. Found again in 2008 , doctors tried to convince him to undertake surgery, but he refused.

5. Zhang Ruifang is an old Chinese women who grew a goat horn on her forehead. it is actually a mole which appeared later in her life and got the the size of a horn.

 The old lady does not seem to be too bothered about it however it does interfere with her vision. it is inside the field of view and it is a constant distraction.

4. Liu Hau is one of the people with giant hands. He is from China, but cases like his have been documented few times so far.

the boy's left hand has an oversized thumb, index finger and middle finger. the condition is a form of local gygantism and the causes are unknown.

Liu was bullied and isolated from the public due to his body deformity and could not lead a normal life like the other children

Liu went to the Shanghai hospital in 2005 and 5 kilograms of flesh and bones have been removed.

3. Wang Fang is the Chinese woman born with her feet facing the wrong way. despite her condition, she says she can run faster than most of her friends.

She was classified as a disabled person, but she disagrees, and she refused the state pension that she was entitled to receive.

she has got the job of being a waitress in her family restaurant, proving that she can have a normal life.

2. Chen is an asian man suffering from a rare condition called neurofibroma. It is a nerve based tumour which made his left leg to grow uncontrolled since he was just a boy.

What seemed to be localised only to one leg, spread in time to both legs. his tumours has been measured and it weighs over 150 pounds or approximately 70 kilograms.

his condition did not allow him to get out of the bed any more. unfortunately Chen was not confirmed to receive any medical treatment so far, and his life is



1. Huang is the new elephant man with a face tumour. He is from China, and he has serious problems with his life, including talking, seeing or eating, as it is not hard to imagine.

his condition is called neurofibromatosis,  and his case is the worst in the world.

He stayed untreated for the first 30 years of his life, as his parents could not afford a medical surgery. he was offered a place in a freak show but he felt offended and considered suicide.

After his case became public, doctors from the cancer Hospital in Shanghai offered free help, and they undertook a series of surgeries to remove 21 kilograms of facial deformities. operations were successful.

He is happier now and hopes to still have a normal life.



Tuesday 19 January 2016

10 women you won't believe exist

10 women you won't believe exist

10. Mandy Sellars

She was born in 1975, in United Kingdom, and she is one of the 120 people in the world suffering from a rare genetic condition, that resulted in her legs growing uncontrolled. the disease is called Proteus Syndrome.

She stopped being able to walk by herself at the age of 2, and by the age of 7, doctors recommended to amputate both her legs. her mother refused trying to make her life as normal as possible.

At the age of 19, Mandy has moved out to live on her own. she has studied and obtained and psychology degree, and achieved to live an independent life with no helpers.

In 2010, she had to have her left leg amputated above her knee, and unfortunately after the surgery. unfortunately few month after the surgery, the leg started to grow again making her life even more difficult.

Mandy has appeared in many TV shows and documentaries due to her rare genetic mutation.

9. Miss Silva, the tallest teenage girl in the world.

Elisany Silva is a Brazilian women born in 1991 and is 6 foot 8 or 2.03 meters tall. she suffers from a rare form of gigantism caused by a benign tumour on her pituitary gland. This gland is responsible for human growth. The tumour has been removed by doctors successfully.

Elisany has been suffering all her life from sever joint pains and migrations, and her dream was to become a model, as taken out of the context of her height, she is indeed a beautiful girl.

She made the news by getting married to her 5 foot 4 fiance, Francinaldo, a construction worker, who made her life happy. they have been dating for few years before Francinaldo proposed.

She intends to have a baby today, but her priority is her health. her height come with problems about all aspect of her life, which she struggles to solve every day.


8. Jyoti Amge is an Indian actress, the smallest women in Guinness book records

Born in 1993, she measures only 2 ft and 0.6 inches, or 62.8 centimetres. due to her unusual size, she became a celebrity by featuring in several documentaries and movies, including American Horror Story in 2014, and few Bollywood movies.

she has also a wax statue in the Celebrity wax museum in Lonavala. When she celebrated her 18th birthday, the cake was the same size as her.

Her stature is a result of a dwarfism condition called achondroplasia, and it is related to issues with her pituitary gland.

Jyoti is proud of her stature, she loves the attention she gets, as that helped her make a living. she is just a normal women with the same interests like everyone else.

7. Charity pierce is the heaviest women in the world. she weighs about 54.6 stones, and she lives in Iowa, United States.

She has been heavy since the early days of her life, due to an alcoholic father and school bullying and teasing. she used to eat cake for breakfast, fast food fro lunch, stew for dinner and ice-cream before bed.

She was diagnosed in 2002 with lymphedema, which caused fluid retention. she constantly grew in size to the point she become immobile. in 2005 she developed also a necrosis, flesh eating bacteria, and had surgery to removed rotten tissue from her body.

she has a daughter and a younger boyfriend, who she intend to marry, but before that she made a commitment to loose weight to be able to walk down the aisle.

Her fiance is excited to marry her, as he proposed 3 times before she said yes.

6. Mikel Ruffinelli is the women with the largest hips in the world. She was born in 1972 and lives in United states. Her weight is 420 pounds or 190 kilos, and her hips measure 8 feet in circumference or 2.4 meters,

Mikel used to be a normal size women, however after her first born baby, she started to put on weight. Her size proved to be the result of a condition called Lipedema, which is an excessive fat tissue accumulation.

She is a happy married women and she leads a normal life, despite the attention she got after becoming part of the World Record Academy .

She drives a truck as she is not able to get into a normal car. she needs to buy 2 tickets everywhere she goes, bus plane, cinema and so on. Her hips are the reason her husband was attracted to her, according to his declarations.


5. Kim Goodman is a women who can pop her eye sockets 12 millimetres or 0.47 inches. She holds the record for this reason.

she is living in Chicago, and she discovered her unusual talent after being hit on the head with a hockey mask.

due to her special skill, Kim got a lot of media attention. David letterman invited her once to his show. she is showing up in a lot of TV shows, internet countdowns, documentaries, and she become world wide famous in a very short period of time.


4. Pixie Fox is a model born in Sweden moving to united states. she started her career as an electrician, but she turned to modelling. but the age of 25 she has spent 120 thousand dollars on plastic surgeries to become a cartoon character, Jessica rabbit.

amazingly, she had great implants, lips implants, nose job, and the most controversial of all surgeries, she has 6 ribs removed to reduced her waist. a very painful operation resulting in constant pain, however she was happy with the results.

not many doctors would accept such extreme operations, but she found the one to actually do this.

she spends 5 hours in the gym every day  to work on her figure, and she is eating only vegetables blended into smoothies as she has troubles swallowing bread, meat and other solid foods due to her reduced waist and stomach.

she will be forced to eat like that for the remaining of her life, as the waist operation is irreversible.

3. Valeria Lukyanova is an ukrainian model born in 1985, and she is one of the many women obsessed to look like a real life barbie doll.  She uses contact lenses to enhance her cool look, however she claims everything else is natural, except the breast implants.

she mentioned that she maintains her figure with a rigorous  gym work out schedule and a strict diet.
Valeria studied architecture, but found her call as a model due to the barbie look. She become famous after winning beauty contests and posting many photos online.

media outlets and the public believed that all photos were modified in photo shop and everything was a hoax, but Valeria posted youtube videos in order to prove this wasn't the case.

valeria stated that she will try to stop eating completely, to leave only on air and breathing, however as expected that could not be possible, so she started to eat again with the promise that she will resume this idea again.

in 2014 she was attacked by 2 man outside her home after reaching death threats, and she was hospitalised for a week. after the incident Valeria and her Husband moved to Moscow from odessa, to start a new life and pursue her career further.


2. Maria Jose Christerna is the vampire women, and she is a mexican lawyer who undertook a series of plastic surgeries, tattoos and piercing to become a real life vampire.

after she was the victim of family violence she decided to do something different with her life. she started a series of extreme body transformations in order to be different and become an advocate for women rights against violence

her body is covered in tattoos, she modified her teeth to look like fangs, head horn implants, numerous piercings and split tongue, ears expanders.

she become worldwide famous for her looks and traveled the world  to do shows, interviews, media appearances. she is also a DJ, and women rights advocate. she appeared in many TV shows, intervies, documentaries and internet videos and websites.

Other than that she tries to live a normal family life in Mexico, however she attracts a lot of attention every time she is in public view, which she enjoys.

1. Beshine is the german model with the largest great implants in the world, and likely not to be overtaken by anyone else very soon, due to an extreme size surgery.

Each breast weighs about 20 pounds or 10 kilograms and they received around 10 litres of  saline solution.

she started with a normal beats implant at first, however due to her fans constant request to grow bigger, she undertook several surgeries.

obviously her life is not very easy with such a huge addition. although she can have normal clothes from her waist down, she needs special orders for the bra or any tops. she has troubles sleeping,  putting on shoes, getting into tight spaces or driving a car.

obviously she became an media sensation for her extreme body transformation, however she enjoys the attention and the lifestyle she chose.