Bao Xishun of China is the world's tallest man for the second time.
The Guinness World Records has returned the title to him after Leonid Stadnyk of Ukraine refused to be measured under the records book's new guideline. Bao, who stands at 7 feet, 8.95 inches, held the title for a year before losing it in 2006 to Stadnyk, who is 8 feet 5.5 inches tall.
Under the new guideline, candidates need to be measured six times in one day in both standing and lying position. Bao agreed but Stadnyk refused, and so Guinness was forced to give the record back to Bao based on a statement from his doctor.
"We realized there was such interest and excitement in these categories to do with height that it was too important a category for us to leave it to a doctor alone," Glenday said. "So we decided to tighten things up completely to make sure there was no doubt."
When it comes to sex, Sarah Carmen has lot of stories to tell. It's because she is the only woman who has 200 orgasms a day - a woman who don't need a G-Shot.
Sarah is suffering from Permanent Sexual Arousal Syndrome or PSAS. This disorder increase blood flow to her sex organs which results to her orgasms anytime of the day, anywhere. She believes her condition started when she was 19 after being prescribed with anti-depressants pills.
"In six months I was having 150 orgasms a day—and it has been as many as 200."
She and her boyfriend split— and new partners struggle to keep up with her sex demands. "Often, I'll want to wear myself out by having as many orgasms as I can so they stop and I can get some peace," she said.
Sarah is a beautician and working in salons filled with whirring hairdryers and skincare gadgets can cause problems.
Still under construction yet the Burj Dubai is now the world's tallest building. As of September 2008, it's total height reached 688 meters or 2,257 feet and when completed, Burj Dubai will be more than 800 meters in height with 160 livable floors.
The building began construction in September 2004 and is expected to be finished on September 2009. The total budget of construction is $4.1 billion and the price of office space is $4,000 per sq foot.
At just 2 feet and 5 inches, He Pingping is the world's smallest enable man. He was recognized by the Guinness World record and is included in the record book's 2009 edition. He defeated Lin Yü-chih who holds the title previously.
This Chinese little man who is native of China's Inner Mongolia is now a big celebrity and has become an internet icon because of his size.
A video of He Pingping during his official measurement conducted by the Guinness World record representatives.
Small as it maybe, Water Bear or Tardigrade is the world's toughest animal. It can survive extreme conditions known to man.
Water Bears can be found all over the world from the high Himalayas, to the deep sea and from the polar regions to the equator. It can grow to about 1.5 millimeters and can survive in the following extreme conditions:
- Can survive being heated for a few minutes to 151 °C or being chilled for days at –200 °C, or for a few minutes at –272 °C. (1 °C warmer than absolute zero)
- Can withstand the extremely low pressure of a vacuum and also very high pressures, many times greater than atmospheric pressure for at least 10 days. They can also withstand 6,000 atmospheres pressure, which is nearly six times the pressure of water in the deepest ocean trench.
- Can survive nearly one decade in a dry state. One report said that it survived over a period of 120 years in a dehydrated state.
- Can withstand 5,700 grays or 570,000 rads of x-ray radiation while human may die at 10-20 grays.
- Can survive the extreme environment of outer space for 10 days.
With poison 1000 times lethal than cyanide, Fugu or the pufferfish is the world's most dangerous food. Though dangerous if not prepared properly, Fugu is included in more than 80 Japanese menus and one of Japan's most sought after dish. It is serve in the country's most expensive restaurants usually in traditional Japanese setting.
The Fugu's poison is called tetrodotoxin and is located in the internal organs, especially the liver and ovaries, and also the skin. If prepared incorrectly, a meal of Fugu will result in 100% death if not treated accordingly. For this reason, only licensed chef is allowed to prepare it in Japanese restaurants.
The poison acts by paralyzing nerves making the victim unable to move or breath. They are fully conscious until their lungs fail and eventually the victim will die. The only way to treat a victim is to use respirator until the toxin subsides.
At 6 feet and 5 inches tall Svetlana Pankratova is the woman with the world's longest legs. Her legs is staggering 4 feet and 4 inches, which means her body and head is only 2 feet and 1 inch combined.
Svetlana lives in Volgograd, Russia and is only 37 years old. She was recognized by the Guinness World records and is included in the 2008 edition of the record book.
Are you dreaming of swimming like a fish? Well, the artificial gills is maybe the answer.
A brainchild of Alon Bodner, this battery-powered device named "LikeAFish" will extract oxygen from the seawater allowing for a tankless underwater diving. Although this new invention is in the prototype stage, Bodner says they are working hard to develop a prototype small enough for a diver to carry it on his diving vest. They are estimating that in two years a fully functional prototype will be available.
The system can work as a replacement of common 'open diving systems'. However, because of large air and water requirements, the system is best suited for 'closed systems', also known as 'rebreathers'.
Submarines and underwater habitats are private cases of rebreather uses, and where use of the new system would have enormous benefits. Many operations that are now considered to be 'impossible' become within reach when the underwater time of sub sea vehicles becomes virtually unlimited.
At 2.3 hectares in total area, St. Peter's Basilica is the world's largest Christian church. It is located in the Vatican City of Rome in Italy.
The basilica is believed to be the burial site of St. Peter, one of the 12 apostles of Christ. For this reason, all the Popes have been buried there. It is also famous as a place of pilgrimage, for its liturgical functions and for its historical associations.
St. Peter's is famous as a place of pilgrimage, for its liturgical functions and for its historical associations. It is associated with the papacy, with the Counter-reformation and with numerous artists, most significantly Michelangelo. As a work of architecture, it is regarded as the greatest building of its age. Contrary to popular misconception, Saint Peter's is not a cathedral, as it is not the seat of a bishop. It is properly termed a basilica. Like all the earliest churches in Rome, it has the entrance to the east and the apse at the west end of the building.
Jim Litz should consider himself very lucky to just suffer bruises, or else he might be one of the recipient of a successful face transplant.
While traveling 25 mph on his bike going to work, Jim, a middle school teacher, had a collision course with a black bear. He and the bear went cartwheeling down the road.
Lucky for him that the bear was not in the revengeful mood and just walk out of the scene. He was brought to a hospital by his wife who drove by shortly after the crash.
A trained German Shepherd reportedly dialed 911 to save it's master life - another proof that dog is a man's bestfriend.
This is the third time that Buddy, the dog's name, called the 911 to save it's owner's life, Joe Stalnaker, who occasionally suffer seizure due to a head injury during military training.
Buddy was trained by Joe to press programmed buttons to called 911 whenever it sense it's he is having a seizure symptoms.
If you are tired of 3d tattoo, maybe you wanna try the skinless tattoo. Another tattoo procedure wherein, using a scalpel, your skin is peeled to create the tattoo instead of injecting ink to it. If you have a phobia with needle, this one's for you. :)
Archeologist believe they have found the oldest skeleton in the Americas - in an underwater cave in Mexico. The female skeleton named as Eva de Naharon, or Eve of Naharon, is believed to be 13,600 years old.
"We don't now how [the people whose remains were found in the caves] arrived and whether they came from the Atlantic, the jungle, or inside the continent," González said.
"But we believe these finds are the oldest yet to be found in the Americas and may influence our theories of how the first people arrived."
In addition to possibly altering the time line of human settlement in the Americas, the remains may cause experts to rethink where the first Americans came from, González added.
Don Gorske of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is a Big Mac enthusiast. He claimed to have eaten 23,000 Big Macs his 36 years - a world record. His love for the McDonald's meal was fueled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder and started eating the burgers on May 17, 1972, and has kept every receipt to prove his achievement. He even wrote a book about it.
Each day he eats two Big Macs, which are made up of two beef patties, cheese and a special Mac sauce. At 6ft 2in tall and weighs 84 kg, he hasn't gained weight since he said hi burns off the burgers by strolling up to 10 miles a day.
He further claims to have eaten 265 Big Macs in the following month, an average of 8.5 Big Macs per day. If true, this would be equivalent to over 4,600 calories and 247 grams of fat daily, for a total of 143,100 calories and 16.9 pounds of fat in one month. He also claims to drink almost nothing but Coca Cola and, according to Super Size Me, he rarely eats the fries. At first, Don kept all the boxes of Big Macs he ate in the back of his car.
Located in Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar beach is the world's longest unbroken natural beach. It's total length is 125 kilometers and is one of the most visited tourist destination in the country.
The Cox's Bazar Beach is considered the longest natural beach in the world. Situated in the town of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, this unbroken 125 km sandy beach is one Bangladesh's major tourist attraction. It is also known as "Panowa", meaning "yellow flower" It was first named as "Palongkee" before it was changed to Cox's Bazar, in honor of an army officer, Captain Cox, who serve in British India and died on 1798.
This maybe a Guinness World record. A Lebanese couple, Raymond Salha and his wife, found 26 pearls in their oyster lunch.
Believing it was valuable, they called their city's maritime museum and took the oysters with the pearls inside it. They later told the couple that they counted only 25 pearls.
The oyster was preserved and the couple display it in their restaurant.
At the museum, Salha said officials later told him they counted "only" 25 pearls. He insisted however, that he and his wife Amal counted a total of 26 pearls of varying sizes inside the oyster, some very small.
A few days later, the oyster was preserved and returned by the museum, along with the pearls. Salha, who insists the oyster still contains 26 pearls, plans to keep it on display at his restaurant.
Still alive and kicking at 102 years old, Pierre Jean "Buster" Martin is considered the United Kingdom's oldest employee. He retired at the age of 96 and returned to work at the age of 99 because of boredom of retirement. He is still very active and works in a plumbing company as a van cleaner. He even runs in marathon for the charity. Making him also the world's oldest marathon runner.
Buster, a father of 17, was born on September 1, 1906 and has been working for over 90 years. At a young age, he joined the British Army as a Physical training instructor. He is a veteran of the World War II having served in the British Armed Forces and retired in 1955.
He says, he still smokes and drink to this day having been started the vice at age of 7. (I thought it's bad for the health)
Buster Martin was born in France but, as a result of his teenage mother's illegitimate pregnancy or death, was sent to a Cornish orphanage, when he was three months old. Martin says that he picked up his nickname "Buster" at age three for "whacking a priest on the nose". Martin was thrown out of the orphanage at the age of ten "for eating too much and growing too fast". He travelled to London, and found work running errands for stallholders in the Brixton market, the beginning of nearly 90 years of work.
Big Wendy, the "Arnold Schwarzenegger" of dogs, is a 27-kilogram muscular dog of Whippet breed - a breed of small slender dog similar to a greyhound. Wendy the Whippet, as she sometimes called, has a rare genetic disorder that has resulted in an exceptionally muscular growth and appearance. Sometimes people mistake her for a pitbull with a pinhead. But don't let her appearance fool you as she is friendly says her owner Ingrid Hansen.
"People have referred to her as Arnold Schwarzenegger," says doting owner Ingrid Hansen, stroking Wendy's sleek black coat and white chest.
Wendy was recently part of a genetics study done in the U.S. on mutation in the myostatin gene in whippets, which resemble greyhounds in appearance. The National Institute of Health study reported that whippets with one single defective copy of the gene have increased muscle mass that can enhance racing performance in the breed, known for speeds up to 60 kilometres an hour.
A freak hailstorm turns parts of Central Kenya white with snow covering the land an area of 30 acres. Villagers who were first time to see a snow rush to the scene of hailstorm. They originally thought there was a big white sheet covering the land. Villagers tasted the snow and play with the thing they only see on tv.
"We thought a big white sheet had been spread, so we decided to come and see for ourselves. We thought that it was Jesus who had come back," one villager told reporters.
At 2.72 Meter or 8 feet 11.1 inches, Robert Wadlow is the world's tallest man in medical history. He was born on February 22, 1918 and died on July 15, 1940 at a young age of 22. He weighed 490 pounds at the time of his death.
The Alton Giant's size, as he was also called, was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.
Wadlow's size began to take its toll: he required leg braces to walk, and had little feeling in his legs and feet. On June 27, 1940 (eighteen days before his death), he was measured at 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 m) by doctors C. M. Charles and Cyril MacBryde of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
In his time, Wadlow was among the most popular of American celebrities; he was well-known due to his 1936 U.S. tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and his 1938 promotional tour with the INTERCO. He continued participating in various tours and public appearances.
These are Moroccan Goats atop Argan Trees, a species of tree endemic to the calcareous semi-desert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the Algerian region of Tindouf. In this drought-ridden places where there is little to eat, goats will climb up these trees to graze. These goats are well adapted to climbing trees that they can climb and balance even up to the top of branches with ease.
A pitbull attacks a police officer who were trying to impound the dog after attacking a man and a child earlier. It's owner allegedly commanded the dog to attack the three.
Bao Xishun of China is the world's tallest man for the second time.
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