Tag Archives: odd news

Patient forcibly removed by police from hospital

  Man, known as Mr Chen, first went to the Beijing hospital in August 2011Was treated for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident and left. Returned to the hospital two months later suffering from thrombosis. Received more treatment and after three months told that could go home. But he refused to leave saying he was ill and needed to ... Read More »

Car Thief Tries To Run From Police On Skateboard

  A suspect wanted for allegedly stealing a BMW sedan led police on a chase in the Los Angeles Suburb of Van Nuys, He was traveling at speeds of up to 90 mph on the 405 Freeway as he was evading police and bailed out on foot and attempted to get away on a skateboard before he was blocked by a ... Read More »

World’s tallest man meets shortest in London

The world’s shortest living man has met with the tallest person in the British capital, London, for the very first time to mark the Guinness World Records Day. Sultan Kosen, who is 8 feet 1 inch tall (2.46 m), and tiny Chandra Dangi, who measures only 21.5 inches (54.6 cm), met and shook hands outside the UK Houses of Parliament ... Read More »

Man faked coma for 2 years to avoid court

A con artist who pretended to be in a coma every time he wanted to get out of court apparently managed to keep the charade going for more than two years. Gawker reports thatthe Police in South Wales say 47-year-old Alan Knight—who had also been illegally living off benefits by pretending to be a quadriplegic—had spent about three years conning ... Read More »

This is the worst way to die

The UK Daily mail reported today that a Chinese medical student died of heart attack as he looked at ‘sexy magazine’ when he made fourth donation to sperm bank in a week. Zheng Gang, 23, he was found dead in private booth of clinic at Wuhan UniversityNurses entered after realising he had spent two hours producing sample. Death came to ... Read More »