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The human body is an amazing machine. Dig deeper on this marvelous miracle and learn about everything from conjoined twins and missing limbs to survival stories, medical miracles, and so much more. Ripley’s brings you the most amazing and shocking people in the world.
Rom Houben… Round 2
Awhile back, I wrote about Rom Houben, the Belgian car crash victim. Particularly, I mentioned that there was a lot that was unclear about how the story was presented and some of the facts were probably muddled. As it turns out, I was dead on. Newsweek just did a follow ...
World’s Tallest Teenage Girl
Monday, December 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
This is Marvadene Anderson, a high school sophomore from New Jersey. At nearly 6 foot 11 (and still growing) she is considered the world’s tallest teenage girl. Source
Cow Hide Girl
Friday, December 4, 2009 · 1 Comment
Six year old Li Xiaoyuan has a condition that has stumped doctors. It appears her skin is turning to leather, which she why she has been dubbed the “Cow Hide” girl. It began as a small birthmark on her back, but it quickly began to spread all over her body, ...
Locked In
When I first read the story about Rom Houben, I was intrigued. A man thought to be in a coma for 23 years, conscious but unable to move his body. That’s crazy stuff and pretty terrible to imagine. Jean-Dominique Bauby, the French journalist, is one of the most famous cases ...
Bound in His Own Skin
Thursday, November 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Highwayman, the deathbed confession of a convicted criminal, was bound in the skin of its very author in 1837. It is held in the Boston Athenaeum, a private library. Books bound in human skin are uncommon, but are less rare than you might think. In the 17th through 19th ...
The Woman with the Giant Legs
Meet Mandy Sellars, she has a condition called Proteus Syndrome, a condition that causes abnormal bone and skin development. The same condition Joseph Merrick, also known as the Elephant Man, was afflicted with. Mandy is extremely petite, a size 8 on the upper half of her body. Her top half ...
Woman Delivers 19 Pound Baby!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 · 2 Comments
I don’t know what childbirth is like…but I could only imagine that giving birth to a 19.2 pound baby can’t feel all that good! These babies are exactly the same age. The mother suffered from Gestational Diabetes, which can cause a baby to grow too large. Source
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