Wunderkammer

In 1954 chest x-rays were taken of Marilyn Monroe. Impressive as her chest may be, it would surely have stunned her to see them sold for $45,000 at auction!  

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OUegmEJmcTM] A Mexican woman who turned herself into a vampire look-a-like after suffering years of domestic violence is helping other victims. Mother-of-four Maria Jose Cristerna, who is known as Vampire Woman, is a 36-year-old former lawyer from a Catholic family background. Not only is 98% of her body covered with tattoos, but she has had…

Chupacabra, ‘Dog-Headed Pig Monster’ Stalks Namibian Villagers Huffington Post UK   Sara C Nelson Villagers in northern Namibia are reportedly being terrorised by a hideous “pig-dog hybrid”. The beast is said to be white in colour, with a doglike head and the broad, nearly hairless back and shoulders of a giant pig, MSNBC said. The…

Jacob Simmons and Gentry Lee Sutherland, an engaged couple from Anderson County, South Carolina were shocked to see the face of Jesus looking out at them from a Walmart receipt. They had bought some pictures from the store on June 12th and left the receipt in Sutherland’s apartment. Three days later, Simmons was leaving the kitchen…

A mode of transport flying through a speed restriction and getting snapped by an enforcement camera is nothing new – although it’s not every day that mode of transport is one from the 19th century (i.e. a horse).  Neigh charges: Horse caught by speed camera in Germany Normally reserved for catching motorists haring along in…