A list of 7 diseases commonly misdiagnosed by doctors. The list includes cancer and heart attacks. Pretty intense stuff. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

including: Progeria: the 80-Year-Old Children, Blue Skin Disorder: the blue people, Pica: the urge to eat non-food substances and Vampire Disease: pain from the sun. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, Jumping Frenchman of Maine Disorder, Walking Corpse Syndrome, Fish Odour Syndrome, Alien Hand Syndrome, Capgras Syndrome and Jerusalem Syndrome picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

A pill which can reverse the symptoms of muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and other fatal genetic diseases has been hailed as a "potential lifesaver" by Scottish experts. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

For some readers, News of the Weird is a light diversion from the serious reporting of the week. For others, though, it's a weekly chronicle of the alarming decline of civilization. Or a therapeutic personal benchmark (for reassurance that the problem is other people, not you). Or, for the few who actually wind up in News of the Weird, a monument to lives interestingly lived. I hope it's not a ... read full post picked by keroberos32 1 year ago

Interesting facts about human oddities you might want to know... picked by cjmei 3 years ago

Searching for weirdness online is like searching for hay in a haystack. It’s everywhere. Rest assured, none of the boring or dodgy stuff has made it into Yahoo!’s trawl of the Weird Wide Web. These sites are in turn funny, interesting, curious and mind bogglingly strange. They represent the weird hobby of thousands, or the mad obsession of just a single web-head. They cover things th... read full post picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Fancy spending your holidays inside an old sewer pipe or doing a stretch in a prison cell, for fun? Incredibly, now you can. These are just two of the weird and wonderful places to stay collected in a new book, Extreme Hotels. So pack your bags and book in for the strangest bed and breakfast experiences in the world... picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The world is full of weird and wonderful flowers that sometimes look so strange that we find it difficult to imagine them actually growing in the wild. Some of these are unbelievably odd. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

As you dig further into the depths of the industry of watchmaking, you may find a lot of weird stuff, which occurs whether due to the lack or overflow of imagination. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

XMM-Newton has detected periodic X-ray emission, or the pulsed heartbeat of a weird new type of star. Collecting the X-rays from the so-called rotating radio transient has confirmed the nature of the underlying celestial object and given astronomers a new insight into these exotic objects. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Well! I scored 50% Which is about right I think. picked by ozplasmic 3 years ago

There's weird, then there's weird. I feel for her. But this is weird. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

The stallion has a short-cut tail and the well-marked reproductive organ which greatly resembles the one of a man. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

For years, doctors have observed that patients with one illness may be stricken by another condition that's seemingly unrelated and sometimes more serious, known as a "shadow disease." One of the most well-known is the connection between migraines and heart attack or stroke. Now researchers are uncovering even more linked ailments and zeroing in on why they appear to travel in pairs. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

The original Human Genome Project mapped the DNA from one person and took 13 years to complete. Today the 1000 Genome Project was announced - a plan to map the differences between individual humans that will give an insight into the physiological differences between us, and genetic diseases too. It is expected to take 3 years. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Researchers at the University of Westminster have used a simple and convenient method for screening female commercial sex workers (CSW) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) without the need for them to attend clinics. The women were given tampons that they could use to collect their own samples and post them to the laboratory. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Why let the drug companies have all the fun? picked by Bornbad 3 years ago