Cases

Munchausen syndrome, or hospital addiction, is a condition where people fake illness to receive attention. Some patients construct amazingly complex lies and…

Statues and paintings of Jesus can get predictable. They stare, pray, suffer on the cross, or rest in a manger. Upon closer…

Ed and Lorraine Warren were a husband-and-wife team who became world-renowned paranormal investigators following probes into high-profile cases like The Amityville Horror,…

People have been getting tattoos for all of recorded history. We usually think of tattoos as an expression of culture and identity,…

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), often called multiple personality disorder (MPD), has fascinated people for over a century. Although it is a very…

The ancient practice of single combat is as old as war itself. It is defined as a duel between two single warriors,…

If you suddenly woke up inside a mental hospital, do you think you could convince everyone that you’re not crazy and to…

Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), also known as factitious disorder, is when a caregiver, usually the child’s mother or a female close…

Bioluminescence (light produced by biological organisms) can be entrancing. The soft glow of fireflies at night is a common sight in places…

The past was far more disgusting than most of us realize. We’ve told you before about Pompeii’s trash can streets, medieval London’s…