Smallest Girl In The World: Jyoti Amge

Posted by on September 12, 2011 with 0 Comments

A teenage girl from India who stands only 1ft 11in (58cm) tall, is the smallest girl in the world. Jyoti Amge, born in 1994, is shorter than a two-year-old child. She weighs only 11lb (5kg).

The facts are Amge has a type of dwarfism called achondroplasia and is at her tallest now. Jyoti has custom clothes and jewelry made for her. She sleeps in a tiny bed and uses special plates and utensils to eat. She goes to a regular school in Nagpur, central India, where she has her own small desk and chair. Her classmates treat her like any other student.

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Ice Man Marathon Runner: Wim Hof

Posted by on July 27, 2011 with 0 Comments

Meet Ice man Wim Hof, a daredevil Dutchman. In January 2011, Wim Hof ran a half Marathon (21 km) near the North Pole, in Finland. He wore only a pair of shorts and was barefoot. The temperature was 35 below on the ground and snow that day. Late in 2011, he’ll try another world record on Everest’s north side.

The expedition will be led by Werner de Jong (a Dutchman, as is Wim) as Wim, will attempt to climb parts of Everest wearing only shorts, and set still another world record.

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The Boy Who Sees Despite Blindness

Posted by on July 26, 2011 with 1 Comments

Ben Underwood a truly remarkable boy who could see without his eyes! Underwood seems to be a typical boy, if you see him playing on the street in front of his suburban home (Elk Grove) near Sacramento, California. He is not typical at all, and of all the bizarre things, he can “see” without eyes. He uses a method similar to sonar to get around.

At the age of two, he was diagnosed with retinal cancer, and by the age of three Ben Underwood had his eyes removed.

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Worlds Largest Snake In Captivity

Posted by on June 21, 2011 with 0 Comments

The 2011 Guinness World Records book shows this strange animal, Fluffy, the largest snake in captivity, the reticulated python now at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. She is the longest snake in custody, at 24 ft. (7.3m). (Scroll down to see video)

Pythons catch an animal with their teeth and then constrict around it to suffocate it. Then, the prey is swallowed whole. Females incubate their eggs by coiling their body around them. They keep them at a constant 89 degrees Fahrenheit.

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