10 Most Unbelievable Non-Food Items Consumed By Human Beings

This list include some pretty nasty stuff, these are the 10 most unbelievable things actually consumed by Human Beings.

1. Human Ashes

After the sudden loss of her husband, the 26-year-old widow decided to ingest the ashes instead of just brushing them off. That small act led her to develop a taste for her late husband’s ashes, which she now consumes on a daily basis.

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2. Hair

An 18-year-old Chicago woman learned the hard way that the human stomach cannot digest or pass hair. Doctors surgically removed a 10-pound hairball from her stomach.

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3. A Cockroach And A Fork

An Israeli woman was cleaning her home when a cockroach jumped into her mouth. In an effort to remove the insect, she stuck a fork down her throat and accidentally swallowed that too.

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4. Dentures

While experimenting with a “special type of passionate kiss,” an elderly woman accidentally swallowed her lover’s dentures.

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5. Razor Blades

A war veteran made an appearance on an episode of “Untold Stories of the E.R.” after swallowing razor blades on a dare. Razor blades can perforate the bowel and cause major damage when ingested.

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6. Cobblestones

A Chinese woman swallowed more than 20 cobblestones during a fight with her boyfriend. She thought the stones would eventually pass through her system, but when that didn’t happen, she had to undergo surgery to remove them.

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7. Coins

Over the course of 10 years, a 62-year-old Frenchman managed to swallow $650 worth of Euro coins.

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8. A Stolen Ring

While choosing out an engagement ring for his girlfriend, an English man swallowed the ring he was looking at and tried to convince the sales clerk that he had given it back. Police determined what really happened after a quick x-ray of the man’s stomach and the ring was returned to the jeweler a few days later.

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9. Bed Springs

The inmates at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, regularly swallow items in order to escape for just a few days. Several prisoners have eaten bed springs in the hopes of making a trip to the hospital.

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10. Various Metal Objects

An Ethiopian man ate an assortment of metal objects weighing in at more than 1.6 pounds. Nails, keys, batteries, and door keys were found among the objects the man had swallowed over the course of two years.

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