Many people worry that there are no unique features in their appearance. However, there are individuals who are forced to look for extremely extravagant ways to attract the attention of those around them by the feeling of their own “mediocrity”. And there are those who would be glad not to stand out from the crowd, but Mother Nature ordered for them.
Here is a list of the most unusual people in the world, whose photos prove that they are not the product of something wild imagination.
30. Chinese Rapunzel
Among the inhabitants of different countries who claim to be the owner of the longest hair in the world, the Chinese are among the last to come to mind. However, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Xie Quipingt from China has the longest hair in the world. Their length at the time of measurement in 2004 reached 5.627 meters. She said she started growing her hair in 1973, meaning she hadn't had a haircut for 31 years by the time the record was set.
29. The Man with Giant Nails
Even if your nails are more like claws in size, they are far from the nails of the Indian Sridhar Chillal.
He started growing his nails back in the early 1950s because he saw a teacher scold a student who broke his nail. For 62 years, the nails on his left hand have grown to an awesome length of 910 centimeters.
Because of such an impressive size of nails, the man could not get a job, and even in everyday life it is hard for him. But the Guinness Book of Records requires sacrifice.
28. A woman with eyes popping out of orbits
There is an expression "his (or her) eyes have come out of their sockets." How it actually looks can be seen by looking at the photo of Jalisa Thompson. She can effortlessly squeeze the eyeballs out of the orbits, and then return them to the place designated by nature.
27. Elastic man
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome causes a defect in the synthesis of type III collagen in the body and there is no cure for this disease. This syndrome is in the Englishman Harry Turner, the owner of the title of "the man with the most elastic skin." He was able to pull the skin on his stomach 15.8 centimeters from the rest of his body.
However, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is not fun at all, as it can lead to rupture of blood vessels and, then, death.
26. People with the broadest language
The tongue of Byron Schlenker from New York reaches 8.6 cm in width. The man became a local celebrity, because his tongue was wider than the iPhone 6.
Byron's daughter, Emily, also has a tongue of impressive size, its width reaches 7.3 cm. This is more than any other woman in the world.
Curiously, Mrs. Schlenker has a normal size tongue.
25. Infinite plastic
The strangest people in the world do not necessarily have any kind of disease or congenital anomalies.Here is 61-year-old Cindy Jackson holds the title of "record holder for the number of plastic surgeries."
She has had over a dozen major surgeries, including facelifts, rhinoplasty, liposuction, jaw surgeries, implant placement, and countless smaller surgeries. There were more than 52 of them.
Jackson was named one of the most active users of cosmetic surgery in 2000, and she doesn't stop there because ... she just doesn't want to.
24. Big-nosed
No one has ever received more comments about his nose than the Turkish Mehmet Ozurek, and all because he has the largest nose in the world. At the time of measurement for entry into the Guinness Book, the length of Mehmet's nose was 8.8 cm.
23. Too many teeth
You may have looked at the photo above and thought there was nothing special about it. Now take a look at it again, knowing that for humans, the norm is 32 teeth, and not 37, like a native of India named Vijay Kumar.
22. Modified man
Kala Kaivi, who works as a tattoo artist, has decorated (or disfigured - everyone thinks differently) his body and eyes with tattoos, piercings and even silicone horns on his head. It also has the largest ear tunnels in the world, with a diameter of 109 mm.
21. Horned woman
In the Middle Ages, the Chinese woman Liang Xiuzhen, nicknamed "the unicorn woman", could have been burned at the stake. Fortunately, modern science knows that a similar cutaneous horn on the head is not caused by an affinity with the Devil, but a virus. Such education is life-threatening, as it is susceptible to persistent infections. Liang's growth reaches 13 cm in length and gives her unpleasant sensations. However, an elderly woman may simply not be able to tolerate surgery to remove the "horn".
20. Holes in the face
German-born Joel Miggler has 11 holes in his face. He made huge tunnels in the cheeks, and smaller tunnels on the upper lip, under the lower lip, in the nasal septum and in the nose.
Joel made the first changes in his body at the age of 13. It is unlikely that most teenagers will be allowed by their parents to repeat such a “feat”.
19. Wasp waist
Many women dream of a thin waist. However, Michelle Kobke took this dream to an extreme. Using a special corset (almost without removing it), Kobka managed to reduce his waist to a staggering 40.6 cm.
In the end, Michelle stopped wearing corsets as her waist had already reached ideal and decided to return to normal life. She has grown a few centimeters fat, but her waist is still super-thin.
18. Ear hair
The sight of hair growing in the ears, few people consider a beautiful sight. However, the Indian Radhakanta Bajpai is not like most people. He never cut the hair in his ears and they reached 13.2 cm in length.
Bajpai is not going to remove hair from his ears, as he has been growing it since the age of 18 and believes that it symbolizes good luck and prosperity. He even uses a special shampoo to keep his ears silky smooth.
17. Silicone penis
A photo of one of the strangest people in the world looks like a porn director's dream. However, in reality, Misha Stanz cannot have sex normally. Dreaming of a huge phallus, he made himself four times injections of silicone into the penis and scrotum. As a result, its dignity has grown to 23 cm in length and 9 cm in width. And it weighs 4.3 kg. But Misha is still far from the size of the owner of the longest member in the world.
16. Bloody tears
One day, 17-year-old Melanie Harvey bled from her eyes and ears. Melanie and her mother, Catherine, went to several doctors, but doctors could not find the cause of this frightening phenomenon.
The bleeding was getting worse as doctors could not give recommendations on how to stop it. And now Melanie is bleeding not only from her ears and eyes, but also from her nose and nails about five times a day.
15. A person who hardly gets old
A South Korean named Hiomung Shin is one of the strangest people on Earth. He looks 12 or 13 but is actually 26.
Shin has a very rare condition known as Highlander Syndrome, meaning he does not age as quickly as the average person. Bus is often barred from clubs as security guards believe he has a fake passport.Even the reporters could not believe that this "boy" no longer needed to go to school, but Shin was able to prove his age.
14. Man who changed race
Gender reassignment in our world is no longer surprising, but what about an unintentional race change? Semyon Gendler, an elderly inventor from Krasnodar, was diagnosed with hepatitis C and cancer. In one of the American clinics, he received an African American liver transplant, and since then Gendler's appearance has changed dramatically. Simply put, it turned dark. But Semyon is pleased and claims that he has a second wind. Perhaps because his transplanted liver is only 38 years old.
13. Popeye
Armwrestler Jeff Deib from Minnesota was born with massive forearms, which is very reminiscent of Popeye the sailor from the cartoons. He has a corresponding nickname. Deib's forearm circumference is 49 cm.
Doctors initially assumed that Jeff had gigantism or "elephant disease", but they did not find either these or other pathologies in him.
12. The man with the head of a parrot
Ted Richards, a 57-year-old man from England, has undergone a major body transformation that includes over 100 tattoos and 50 piercings. He also removed the ears so that there was more room on the head for things that usually don't happen on human heads.
Richards has five parrots that he loves very much, and now he strives to be as much like them as possible. Richards is pleased with the progress and believes that this is the best thing that happened to him in his life.
11. Barbie
Ukrainian Valeria Lukyanova did everything possible to turn herself into a living Barbie doll.
Some experts believe that such a transformation was made possible thanks to the achievements of plastic surgery. Others believe it's a matter of skillful makeup, countless hours at the gym, and the use of photo editors. Experts agree on one point: Valeria definitely resorted to mammoplasty and nose shape correction.
10. Scary Angelina Jolie
The top 10 most unusual people are opened by 19-year-old Iranian Sahar Tabar. She was so fascinated by the beautiful Angelina Jolie that she underwent 50 plastic surgeries to look like her idol. In addition, she went on a strict diet, and with a height of 150 cm weighs 40 kg. Alas, the result is frightening. Some even believe that Sugar resembles a character from the cartoon "Corpse Bride".
Sugar later stated that all these photos are the result of makeup and processing in a photo editor.
9. Boy with giant arms
This kid named Kaleim suffers from a rare condition that causes his arms to continue to grow at a rapid pace. Each of them is already larger than the boy's head.
8. Little woman
Indian woman Jyoti Amji suffers from a disease known as achondroplasia, which limits her ability to grow. When she turned 18, the girl weighed 5.2 kg, and her height did not exceed 62.8 cm.She - the shortest woman in the world.
7. Huge breasts
Masseuse Christy Love makes $ 1,300 a day massaging clients. The massage includes "crushing" the breast and sliding it over the client's body, smeared with oil. Each of Christie's breasts weighs 7.17 kg, and the woman's body weight is more than 140 kg.
6. Catwoman
Socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein decided to resort to plastic surgery to achieve maximum resemblance to the proud queen of beasts. After going through countless surgeries, Wildenstein now looks like she might meow wildly before she says hello. Today she is one of the most terrible women on the planet.
5. Half-ton man
Patrick Duel is the hardest person in the world, as well as a person who was able to lose more than 300 kg of weight. At some point in Patrick's life, his weight reached 510.75 kg and in order to deliver such a colossus to the hospital, he had to break the wall of the house.
After gastric bypass surgery, Dewel lost up to 170 kg, then again “eaten away” to 254 kg, and now his weight constantly fluctuates within 200 kg.
4. The fattest woman
Briton Susan Eman does not suffer from excess weight at all. She yearns to become the fattest woman in the history of mankind, and her lover, a chef by profession, is ready to help Susan achieve her goal. Now she weighs 343 kg and will soon compete with number 5 in the top 10 of the strangest people.
3. Live Jessica Rabbit
A resident of Sweden, Pixie Fox, removed six ribs, pumped silicone lips and breasts to achieve maximum resemblance to the sexy Jessica from the animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Now she only eats liquid food and wears a support corset at all times. But beautiful.
2. The tallest man
The height of the Turk Sultan Kösen is 251 cm. tallest man in the world... Erect to his full height, he almost touches his head to the basketball hoop. Can you imagine the size of his feet?
1. The strongest of people
The giant from Lithuania Zydrunas Savickas took the concept of "strength" to a new level. He was able to squat with a weight of 400 kilograms and took a weight of one thousand kilograms in powerlifting.
For obvious reasons, he is the most powerful person living in the world. Savickas can easily lift the fattest man or the fattest woman in the world.