High Strangeness
Cannabis Users Might Need More Anesthesia in Medical Procedures
They needed 14 percent more fentanyl and 220.5 percent more propofol during procedures like endoscopies or colonoscopies.
Election Season Is Boom Time for Indonesia's Exorcists
Legislative candidates spend a fortune on their campaigns. When the majority of them lose the race, their savings and their sanity, exorcists step in.
Indonesia’s Party Island Is No Longer the Drug Paradise It Once Was
The police are coming after drug users and dealers in Gili Trawangan, an island off the coast of Lombok famous for its over-the-top parties.
A Woman in China Tried to Cure Her Cancer by Swallowing Maggots
When she checked back into hospital, doctors thought the woman's cancer might have relapsed—until they found her intestines riddled with fly larvae.
When Psychedelics Make Your Last Months Alive Worth Living
“I am at peace with what’s next. The more I prepare to say goodbye, the more at peace I become with that reality."
Chinese Woman Gives Birth to Twins with Different Fathers
One child is her husband's, the other is her lover's.
Video of Girl Brushing Crocodile’s Teeth Highlights Indonesia’s Exotic Pet Problem
In another video, the girl talcum powders its body.
In China, 'Fortnite' Penalizes Minors for Playing Too Much
Gamers under the age of 18 have to take regular breaks or face diminishing returns after three hours of playing 'Fortnite.'
I Went to a Weed Wedding Expo and Helped Stoners Plan Their Dream Wedding
Now that weed is legal in Canada, a lot of couples want it to be a part of their big day.
This Scientist Is Letting an Insect Grow In Him as a Rite Of Passage
"It's kind of weird. You can feel it moving around so I joke to my wife that 'it's kicking, it's kicking,' like it's a baby inside of me."