Halloween with a twist

In the mountain town of San Bernardo deceased Columbian residents have been suddenly mummified with intact trails of clothes and hair ldquoPeople were a little incredulous about what was happeningrdquo Rocio Vergara a guide at the town cemeteryrsquos Museum of Mummies saidAfter relocating the Alpine cemetery due to a flood the desiccated corpses belonging to the people born in the past century were first dug out in the 1950s It was then followed by a constant unearthing of these bodies in the 1980s crossing over 80 per year Today a dozen or so of these bestpreserved species are on display at the Jose Arquimedes Castro Mausoleum for people to seeldquoShe still has her little brown face and her hair intactrdquo Clovisnerys Bejarano 63 said while describing her mother Saturnina who died 30 back She is on display at the Historical Preservation Society The dress she was interred in is as well preserved as the carnation clasped in her handsLocals have formed multiple theories regarding this phenomenon including the good and bad karmas of the dead and their consumption of the local fruits Guatila and Balu But none had a concrete reason for the perfect condition of the corpsesrsquo clothes Some experts also believe the mummifications are a result of the bodiesrsquo place of burial in arid aboveground vaults which could have acted as a natural embalming agentAn aerial view of the Jose Arquimedes Castro Mausoleum where the bodies are preservedldquoThe wind is constantly blowing as it is hotrdquo said Daniela Betancourt an anthropologist at the National University of Colombia ldquoIt is possible to assume that the vaults work like an oven hellip they dehydrate yourdquo However there havenrsquot yet been any studies on ldquowhat specific conditions cause people to mummifyrdquo she saidThis is unbareableUS tour and travel company teams up with Norwegian Pearl for an 11day nude cruiseAfter organizing up to 75 nude cruises an American Tour and Travel company is now partnering with Norwegian Pearl for an 11day nude cruise setting sail from Miami to the Caribbean in the next February Renamed The Big Nude Boat this 968foot vessel can accommodate around 2300 passengers ldquoAs always itrsquos our pleasure to provide you with the luxury of deciding what NOT to wearrdquo reads a message on their website To maintain hygiene and decency guests are required wear clothes while sightseeing and in indoor dining rooms Further they are requested to lay down a towel on the floor before sitting in the stateroom pool deck and the buffet area They can enjoy the buffet in the nude outdoorsWho let the dogs outPICODDITY CENTRALDressing up Chow Chow dogs Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province China unveiled fake pandas The zoo officials decided to display the dogs due to unavailability of the actual pandas This mismatch recieved a mixed response with some accusing them for animal cruelty while some finding them cute ldquoThey are too small to run that fast I think theyrsquore lovely while the other one said they are cuterdquo commented a fan on the social mediaLethal MedicationPICNY POST23yearold Charlotte Gilmour developed StevensJohnson syndrome SJS a rare disorder that gave her painful blisters on her skin mouth and oesophagus after consuming lamotrigine an antidepressant ldquoI looked in the mirror and I just burst into tears I think I subconsciously knew it was something quite seriousrdquo she said She was discharged after 30 days of treatmentOctopus eggs for breakfast honeyKoji a Singaporean restaurant is serving a questionably appetizing dish raw octopus eggs Tako Tamago usually eaten with a side of soy sauce is quite similar to salmon roe the restaurant says It is served encased in a white membrane which gets cooked with a blowtorch to reveal the oblong eggsCatgirls are ruining my lifePicxxshadowslightxxOf all the things that can ruin a wedding a woman identifying as a cat crawling behind the altar wouldnrsquot be on the top of your list Imagine what the horror Mistique Morris a bride from Oklahoma City felt when she saw a cat girl crouching down on the other side of their wedding venue At first she assumed it to be a cow insteadThe walls are caving inPICODDITY CENTRALOne canrsquot even go to a resort without imminent death threatening them The Recreo Verde tourist complex in Costa Rica has a mountain cavern commonly known as the Cave of Death where on entering la Cueva de la Muerte will lead to instant death Only 2 metres deep and 3 metres long it is filled with carbon monoxide a toxic gas