A 29-year-old Chinese man, Yan, got so drunk during a trip to Thailand that he accidentally swallowed a 15cm coffee spoon—but he brushed it off as a weird dream. Five months later, back in Shanghai, he went to the doctor thinking he’d eaten plastic from takeout. Turns out, it wasn’t plastic at all: that spoon was still inside him, wedged in his small intestine. Doctors had to remove it surgically.

Editor’s Note: This story is equal parts bizarre and cautionary. It’s a reminder of how alcohol can cloud judgment (and memory) in wild ways, but it also highlights how foreign objects can lurk in the body unnoticed for months. While the outcome wasn’t catastrophic, it’s a quirky example of why paying attention to weird bodily sensations—even after a hazy night—might save you from an unexpected souvenir.