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About Joseph Caltabiano

Joseph Caltabiano is a writer, oddities lover and a former surgical technologist. He left the field of surgical technology to pursue a career in blogging and internet marketing. As clearly shown in his posts, Joseph is very passionate about unusual topics. His two most favorite topics are medical and weird science.

5 Most Awkward Moments Of 2016

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 12 months, you know 2016 was a year filled with many awkward moments. From one of the craziest presidential elections of all time, to strange and funny stories that quickly went viral, this year certainly had it all. Below is a list of 5 moments we picked as the most awkward in 2016. Some may make you laugh your butt off.

A WTF Moment At The Republican Presidential Primary Debate

At the Republican presidential primary debate earlier this year, just getting all 7 men on stage was difficult. The big challenge begins after Ben Carson misses his cue. If there ever was a top ten for “weirdest bloopers from the 2016 presidential election,” this one would make the top 5. read more

Hang Mioku: A Cosmetic Surgery Addict Who Injected Cooking Oil Into Her Own Face

Former Korean model Hang Mioku used to be a natural beauty. However, not long after her first plastic surgery, she became obsessed with the need to have smoother and softer skin. Mioku’s obsession with silicone injections eventually lead to the destruction of her career as a model, and also her dignity. Due to one foolish mistake, her face is permanently disfigured.

From Beautiful, To Unrecognizable

Mioku had her first operation at the age of 28. Then, to pursue her career in modeling, she moved to Japan. After further treatments to make her skin texture more soft and smooth, her face became enlarged. The noticeable alteration in the size of her face lead doctors to decide not to give her anymore treatments. The surgeons refusal to perform more operations had Mioku on her way to doing her own beauty treatment from home, even if she had to obtain silicone illegally. After finding a bottle of black market silicone, she injected it into her face. read more

Anatoly Moskvin Is A Grave-Robber Who Collected Female Corpses

Anatoly Moskvin is a twisted grave-robber responsible for possessing 26 female mummified bodies. In 2011, the corpses of young girls between ages 3 and 15 were found at his home in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Many sources say Moskvin is believed to have exhumed 150 corpses.

Warning: Graphic content. The following may be too disturbing for some viewers.

The Many Bodies Found At Moskvin’s “House of Horrors”

One of Moskvin’s mummified corpses (screenshot DailyMail.co.uk).

After Moskvin exhumed the corpses, he would begin the mummification process. According to Moskvin, over the course of ten years, he tried to make the mummified bodies look like dolls (which actually looked more like strange-looking mannequins). He took extreme measures to reach his goal, as he placed a music box inside their rib cages. The limbs were wrapped in strips of cloth, and the bodies were stuffed with rags and padding. The corpses were dressed in bright children’s clothing, with a wig covering their heads. If you take a look at our featured image, you can see the wax mask on the corpse. The wax mask is decorated with nail polish over her face. read more

La Pascualita: Mummy or Dummy?

Amazingly, since 1930, La Pascualita (or Little Pascuala) has been standing at a store window in a wedding gown shop in Chihuahua, Mexico. People from all around the world have traveled many miles to visit the shop just to see her. Why would anyone actually care to see a lifeless mannequin? Well, according to legend, La Pascualita is not a dummy, but a well-preserved mummy. They believe she is the perfectly preserved corpse of the previous owner’s daughter.

The Bizarre Story Of A Mannequin Believed To Be An Embalmed Body

Screenshot of Pascualita’s realistic hand (Ripley’s.com).

It all started on March 25th, 1930. To attract visitors to the wedding gown shop, La Pascualita was installed in the store window. Her incredibly realistic face, hair and hands made her look more like a mummy than a dummy. People began to wonder why she looked so realistic. read more

Dragon Lady: A Transformation From Human To Reptile

A former banker from Maricopa County, Arizona, has taken extreme measures to transform from human to the “Dragon Lady.” He was born Richard Hernandez, but now is transgender. She goes by the name of Eva Tiamat Baphomet Medusa — or Tiamat for short, which is the name of a character in a dragon video game. Tiamat likes to describe herself as a mythical beast.

A List Of Medusa’s Alterations And Dragon Features

Dragon Features

Stained green sclera (the white part of the eye), which Tiamat calls her “Medusa green eyes of death.” read more

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