Talented Makeup Artist Uses His Skills to Transform into Various Celebrities
Talented makeup artist and self-described illusionist, Aurelio Sanchez, has been getting a lot of online attention for his ability to transform into celebrities like Mariah Carey or Shakira. Aurelio Sanchez has always had a thing for impersonating people and film characters, but it wasn’t until one day, at age 18, when he acted out a […]
The Unbelievable Story of Carlos Kaiser, the Greatest Conman in Football History
Carlos Henrique Raposo, aka Carlos Kaiser, is a Brazilian former football player known primarily for having a decade-long career without actually playing a single game. As children, most people grow up dreaming of one day becoming sports champions, despite an obvious lack of athletic abilities. Most of us realize this to be nothing more than […]
Turkish Man Credited for Turning Barren Hill into Thriving Forest
Hikmet Kaya, a retired forest technician from Turkey, is being praised as the main driving force behind an impressive ecological achievement – turning a barren hill in Sinop city into a green oasis of million trees. During his 24-year tenure as Head of Afforestation at Boyabat Forestry Operations Department in Sinop’s Boyabat district, Hikmet Kaya […]
72-Year-Old Woman Has 19 Consecutive Bench Press World Champion Titles, Is Going for 20
Chiyomi Sawa, a 72-year-old woman from Japan has been the undisputed World Masters Women’s Bench Press Champion for the last 19 years, and she doesn’t plan to stop dominating anytime soon. Walking past Chiyomi Sawa on the street, you’d be forgiven for mistaking her for just a petite, slightly overweight pensioner, but in reality, she […]
Hero Doctor Performs Over 37,000 Free Surgeries to Give Children a Chance at a Better Life
An Indian plastic surgeon is being praised as a hero without a cape after spending much of his life performing over 37,000 free procedures to correct children’s cleft palates and cleft lips. According to the CDC, cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form […]
Blind Quarterback Relies Solely on His Memory to Help His Team
Jasen Bracy became completely blind at the age of 7, but he didn’t let that setback come between him and his dream of playing football, and he is now a quarterback for the Modesto Raiders. Jasen, who lives in Modesto, California, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that causes tumors in the retina, […]
Bartek Ostalowski – The World’s Only Armless Professional Sports Driver
Despite losing both arms in a tragic accident, a motorsports enthusiast has managed to pursue his passion by using his feet to drive cars and even competing against able-bodied drivers in drifting competitions. Bartek Ostalowski lost both his arms in a motorcycle accident in 2006, but that wasn’t enough to kill his dream of one […]
Scientists Baffled by Man Who Can Change His Pupil Size on Command
A 23-year-old student in Germany can reportedly shrink and enlarge his pupils on command, a feat previously thought to be physically impossible. The dilation and constriction of the pupil were believed to be completely automated processes triggered by various factors, like entering a bright or dark environment, but a recent case study suggests that isn’t […]
China’s Anti-Desertification Poster Family Has Been Fighting the Gobi Desert for 22 Years
Wang Tianchang and his family moved into the Gobi Desert 22 years ago, at a time when most people were running away from the encroaching wasteland. The Wangs have been fighting the desert ever since, becoming a symbol of China’s anti-desertification campaign. Desertification is one of China’s most serious environmental problems. The great Gobi Desert […]
Marathon Runner Learns to Live Without Stomach, Colon and Gallbladder
36-year-old Juan Dual likes to joke that he is empty inside, but in his case the phrase has a literal meaning. Over the years, he has had his stomach, colon, rectum and gallbladder removed, but he has learned to live without them. Juan’s sad but inspiring story began when he was only 13-years-old. It was […]
7ft 5in-Tall, 14-Year-Old Chinese Girl Hailed as “New Yao Ming”
Zhang Ziyu, a 14-year-old basketball player from Shandong, China, has been getting a lot of attention because of her unusual height, 7ft 5in (2.26m), and getting compared to Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming. In photos and videos that have been doing the rounds online for the past week, Zhang Ziyu can be seen towering over […]
Buddhist Monk Has Saved Tens of Thousands of Stray Dogs in the Last 27 Years
A Buddhist monk in Shanghai, China, has dedicated more than half of his life to caring for stray dogs, rescuing and taking care of tens of thousands of them since 1994. 53-year-old Zhixiang is the head monk of the Bao’en Temple in Shanghai, but nowadays his disciples take care of most of the day-to-day business, […]
Meet Takimika, Japan’s 90-Year-Old Fitness Instructor
Most 90-year-olds can barely walk, let alone exercise, but 90-year-old Takishima Mika not only conducts daily fitness regimens religiously, but she actually works as a fitness instructor at a gym. For most of us, “age is just a number” is just a tired cliché, but people like Takishima Mika, aka “Takimika”, are proof that it […]
The Desert Healer – Man Spends Two Decades Creating Green Oasis in Middle of Cold Desert
Anand Dhawaj Negi, a retired bureaucrat turned desert farmer, spent over two decades of his life turning the cold wastes of northern India’s Himachal Pradesh into a vibrant oasis. In 1977, the Indian Government kickstarted an ambitious program to mitigate the adverse effects of desertification in the Asian country’s cold and hot deserts. A. D. […]
70-Year-Old Pensioner Has Completed Over 100 Marathons in the Last 20 Years
A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been dubbed “Super Grannie” after it was revealed that she is an avid runner, with over 100 marathons completed in the last two decades. Most people choose to take it easy after they retire, but Liaoning-based Wang Lang is definitely not one of them. She only started running at the […]