Don't Be Drunk With A Horse, Mate
There is an actual Victorian law that makes it illegal to be drunk while in charge of a horse or cattle on a public highway - and yes, it reads like someone misfiled a Carry On script.Read More 
When Your Body Goes Proper Rigid
A daft autoimmune quirk that freezes you up, sparks violent spasms and makes ordinary noises feel like a personal insult.Read More 
Startle Disease: When Your Body's a Drama Queen
Some people jump so hard at a sneeze their limbs sign a petition; it's real, it's called hyperekplexia, and it is a proper show.Read More 
Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Your Eyes' Private Cinema
When your sight goes a bit ropey your brain sometimes starts screening full-on dramas and it's not madness, it's an odd bit of wiring.Read More 
That Star Just Vanished, Mate
A giant star in another galaxy quietly switched itself off and left a black hole with no fireworks - rude and brilliant.Read More 
Don't Sweep Their Feet, Mate
Apparently sweeping a broom over someone's feet will stop them getting married - and people take it dead seriously.Read More 
Kuru: They Ate Their Dead, Properly Awful
A remote tribe's funeral custom of eating brains passed a prion like a bad tune down the line and it was grim, tragic, and oddly avoidable.Read More 
Blue Whale Panic: Mostly Nonsense
They said an online game was telling kids to die; turns out it was mostly daft panic.Read More 
They Melt Lead And Tell Your Year
On New Year folks pour molten lead or tin into water, judge the blobs like a psychic, and claim the next twelve months is sorted.Read More 
Koalas Have Proper Human Fingers, Mate
Koala paw prints are so like ours they could bungle a crime scene and yes, that's bonkers when you think about it.Read More 