Meet Sid Barber, the Unbeatable Queen of Hot Chilli Pepper Eaters
Every year, the Clifton Chili Eating Club holds a popular eating contests where competitors have to go through several rounds of eating increasingly hotter peppers. It’s a grueling competition, but one that a middle-aged woman by the name of Sid Barber has been dominating since 2014, earning herself the nickname “Unbeatable Sid”. If you like spicy food and […]
English Couple Have Been Together for 16 Years, But Have Never Lived Under the Same Roof
Claire and David Burke have been together for 16 years, happily married for 7 years, and even have a son together, but they’ve never moved into the same house. They spend their free time as a family, but when it’s time for bed, they say their goodbyes and head to their separate homes. It may not […]
Chinese Doctor Puts on Opera Makeup to Help Patients Relax
Bai Shufang, a doctor at a vitiligo hospital in Beijing, China, has been dressing up as a traditional opera character, complete with elaborate facial makeup, as a way to make her patients feel more relaxed. After noticing that many of her patients had trouble opening up to her about their condition, which affected her ability […]
Disabled Man Spends Three Years Single-Handedly Carving a Road Through a Hill
In a story of unbelievable grit and determination, a semi-paralyzed man in Kerala, India, spent three years digging a road straight through a small hill in front of his home, using only rudimentary tools. 63-year-old Melethuveettil Sasi has never even heard the story of Dashrath Manjhi, the famous Mountain Man of Bihar, who spent two […]
Man with Cerebral Palsy Spends Five Years Typing Book with Only One Toe
38-year-old Wesley Wee, from Singapore, was born with cerebral palsy, and has never had any control over most of the muscles in his body. He is stuck in a wheelchair, and is unable to dress or feed himself, so writing a book seems out of the realm of possibility. However, his physical disabilities didn’t stop this ambitious […]
Polish Instagram Star Finds Success After Making Himself Look Older
Some people spend a fortune trying to keep themselves looking young, but one Polish social media star admits he only found success after making himself look at least 10 years older than he actually is. Meet Pawel Ladziak, aka “Polish Viking”. Pawel often gets mentioned as one of the hottest-looking men over 40, and admits that […]
India’s “Blindfolded Wonder Boy” Can Allegedly See with His Mind After Years of Brain Training
Scientific evidence shows that when a person loses their sense of sight, the other four senses are enhanced, allowing them to be more aware of their surroundings even if they can’t see them. 17-year-old Jeet Trivedi is not blind, but he claims that he doesn’t need his eyes to perform tasks like driving, reading or […]
Indian Woman Who Lost Her Own Daughter Became Mother to 800 Orphaned Girls
Dr Sarojini Agarwal lost her daughter in a road accident, nearly 40 years ago, but the tragedy inspired her to help other abandoned girls. Since the mid 1980s, the 80-year-old woman has taken in around 800 girls, caring for them and ensuring that they receive a good education, in order to become confident and independent […]
Step into the Glamorous World of Dubai’s Real-Life Richie Rich
Rubbing shoulders with celebrities, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers of social media, collecting more pairs of rare sneakers that he could ever wear or starting his own fashion labels are just some of the things Rashed Belhasa is famous for. And, at age 15, he’s just getting started. The youngest son of Dubai business tycoon Saif Ahmed […]
Oregon Mother Donates 2.5 Tonnes of Breast Milk to Families Who Need It
Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra, a 29-year-old mother-of-two from Beaverton, Oregon, suffers from a rare condition known as Hyperlactation Syndrome. She produces about 1.7 gallons of breast milk per day, almost 10 times as much as most lactating women, and spends around 10 hours every day nursing and pumping her milk. She has so far donated 600 gallons (2.5 […]
The Famous Stone-Sculpting Hermit of Nicaragua
Alberto Gutierrez Giron has been living alone in the mountains of Nicaragua for nearly 40 years, sculpting a 300-foot long cliff into a giant artwork, just like the one he saw in a dream, when he turned 9-years-old. Popularly known as the “Hermit of Nicaragua”, “Stone Man” or “Sculptor of the Mountain”, Alberto Gutierez claims […]
German Man Swims to Work Every Day to Avoid Heavy Traffic
Most commuters in Munich, Germany, spend hours stuck in traffic or trying to squeeze into one of the overcrowded subway trains, every morning, but for 40-year-old Benjamin David, commuting is actually a relaxing experience. Every day, he jumps into the Isar River and swims two kilometers to his workplace in Kulturstrand. Benjamin David used to […]
Insatiable 10-Year-Old Boy Weighs 90 Kg, Eats Anything He Gets His Hands On
At age 10, Caden Benjamin, from Mpumalanga, South Africa already tips the scales at a whopping 90 kg. He suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi syndrome, which makes him feel hungry all the time. Caden was always a hungry child, but his mother, Zola, realized that there was something unusual about his appetite at age […]
50-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Proves That You’re Never Too Old to Cosplay
Solange Amorim, a 50-year-old mother from Manaus, Brazil has been getting a lot of online attention lately for her ability to transform herself into popular cartoon characters and her courage to regularly attend cosplay events, which usually appeal to youths. Solange, who goes by Tia Sol on social media, discovered the wonderful world of cosplay when […]
50-Year-Old Former Male Model-Turned Photographer Stuns Internet with His Youthful Looks
Asian media is abuzz with talk and photos of a 50-year-old Singaporean photographer who doesn’t look a day over 30. His name is Chuando Tan and to say that he has aged well would be a gross understatement. I can think of quite a few celebrities in their 50s who look very well for their age, […]