The whole world is full of interesting
people that you may not ever encounter in your daily life. These are the
kind of people with unique, and special characteristics that make them
stand out from the rest. Your mother might have told you it’s not polite
to point and stare at someone, but sometimes you can’t just help taking
a quick peek because differences can be extraordinary to witness. These
12 men certainly qualify as people you might point, and stare at all in
good fun though because I bet you didn’t even know they existed.
Romario dos Santos Alves:
This real life body builder from Caldas Novas, which is a Brazilian
municipality in the state of Goiás, has muscles the size of that old
green superhero, The Hulk. Children routinely stop and stare at his
gigantic muscles which for this 25 year old, father of one is an
everyday occurrence. He gets these muscles from an injected steroid
cocktail, and many hours of working out. You don’t want to cross this
Hulk wannabe, but I’m sure he doesn’t get as angry as the green one from
the Avengers movies.
Gary Turner: This man’s
nickname is “stretched” because he is able to stretch his loose skin so
far that he can create a surface area able to hold three glasses of
liquid. His unusual condition does have a name, and it’s Ehlers-Danlos
syndrome which causes his skin tissue to become loose, and weak over
time. At 41-years-old he has starred in the “Circus of Horrors” side
show, and says that pulling on his skin or hanging things from it
doesn’t hurt at all. It’s quite odd to see this rare disease in the
flesh, and only affects 1 in 10,000 people.
Sanju Bhagat: This
Indian man has such a unique oddity that only affects a few people each
year. When he was thirty years old he went to the doctor because his
stomach kept growing larger, and larger causing him some discomfort. The
doctor took x-rays to discover that Sanju’s own twin brother had
attached to him in his mother’s womb, and basically lived like a
parasite off his body for his entire life. The doctor’s were able to
operate to remove the twin who already had his own legs, and arms.
Manna Mondal: Another
Indian man who has lived with a rare condition is Mannan, whose face
looks like it’s melting. Despite his increasingly bizarre appearance he
has managed to live a pretty normal life. He’s married, and has four
children. To add insult to injury, he is also missing an eye, an ear,
and most of his teeth. Doctors don’t really understand why his body
seems to produce non-cancerous tumors all over his face, but for the
time being they have offered reconstructive surgery he isn’t sure he
wants.
Rick Genest: This
Canadian model, and artist is known by his stage name, “Zombie Boy” not
because he eats the living’s brains for lunch, but due to the fact that
he is head to toe covered in tattoos. In 2011, he was featured in Lady
Gaga’s music video for the song, “Born This Way.” This is a little bit
of a misnomer, because clearly Rick wasn’t born with all those tattoos,
but after being diagnosed with a benign brain tumor made him take stock
of his life in a different way. He has appeared in the film “47 Ronin”
with Keanu Reeves, and actually had a cosmetics contract with L’oreal as
their first male spokesperson.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi:
This gentleman is actually considered the shortest man on Earth at 1
foot, 9 ½ inches tall. His tiny stature has gained him much notoriety
throughout the world, and he is featured in the Guinness Book of World
Records. When you think about it, he is possibly smaller than some
infants who are born. Being from Nepal, he loves to travel the world
letting people know that even though he is small he can still make a
difference.
Sultan Kosen: On the
opposite end of the height spectrum is Sultan Kosen who is considered
the tallest man in the world at 8 feet, 3 inches tall. The country of
Turkey is his homeland, and he loves to show off his large hands, and
feet as well. It makes you wonder how big some of his other more hidden
parts are! His unusually large stature is due to a disorder in his
pituitary glands that regular height in the human body. The rest of his
family is of a more normal size height.
Danny Ramos Gomez: This
poor man from Mexico has the odd condition that causes significant hair
growth all over his face and body. For that reason, sometimes people
refer to him as the “Wolfman.” He is just a simple man who has a
girlfriend, a daughter , and loves to play video games.
Jono Lancaster: Born
with a genetic deformity in his facial bones, this 26-year-old man says
that he always had trouble looking into mirrors because he didn’t like
his appearance. He’s missing cheekbones, and his eyes droop down. Other
problems he has are problems with his hearing, and suffered from
depression as a young teen. Now various reconstructive surgeries have
helped his looks to the point where he has a normal job, and a
girlfriend, something he’d never thought he would have.
Chandra Wisnu: An
indonesian man with the unfortunate issues of having bubble-like
blisters appear all over his body and face. They finally were able to
diagnose this tumor disorder to give him some hope for future
treatments. He’s 57-years-old now and has lived with this unusual
conditions since he was 19.
John Doyle: This man has
the unique ability to be able to pop his eyeballs out of his eye
sockets. Sounds gross right? It sure is, and they aren’t sure why he is
able to do this odd feat. He’s from Liverpool, and wanted to set the
world record for eyeball popping, but alas the doctors who came to
measure this trick didn’t have equipment long enough to measure him. So a
lady from Chicago still holds the record.
Henry Damon: At
37-years-old this man may have one of the most bizarre self inflicted
deformities ever. He has had surgery to remove his cheekbones so that
the can look like the Marvel comic book villain, Red Skull. To complete
the look, he has also had part of his nose chopped off, and has tattooed
his eyelids black. Super creepy fellow.
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