6 Extraordinary Humans you Wouldnt Believe Exist. Some of these people are medical miracles others are a little bit wacko like Valeria Lukyanova for instance.\r
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The human body is a wonderfully complex machine. Your heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood a day. Your brain can read up to 1,000 words in the span of a minute. A hard working adult can sweat up to 4 gallons in a 24 hour period….\r
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Number 6. Tom Staniford\r
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Tom Staniford is a para-cyclist, and was the national para-cycling circuit race champion in new. Hes been an avid cyclist for several years, which is quite amazing considering his weight. Not that hes obese though as you might expect…rather quite the opposite, Amazingly, Tom Staniford has 0% bodyfat! At standing at just 6 feet 3 inches tall… he weighs an unbelievable 66 pounds, to say that this Cyprus born man has had difficulty pursuing his passion of cycling is an understatement.\r
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Valeria Lukyanova\r
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One of the most famous dolls of all time, and one of the most controversial, Barbie was created by Ruth Handler in 1959. The doll created waves by portraying female independence, and various occupations that women could excel in. Handler got the idea after watching her daughter playing with paper dolls, and realizing there werent any toys modeled after adults. \r
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Number 4. Jyoti Amge\r
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A f of life…. There are many short people in this world. Major networks make mounds of money off of featuring them in reality shows.. and then those shows spin off into other shows.. and then the cyle continues. If you think youre short, and youre feeling self conscience about it, just remember: Unlike our number 4 spot, Jyoti Amge… Youre most likely not 2 feet tall.. The 22-year old is offically recognized by the Guinness book of World Records as the worlds smallest living woman in existence.. \r
Her height is due to a form of dwarfism known as Anchondroplasia, which causes dwarfism, the shortening of limbs, short fingers and toes, along with the appearance of a large head with a small midface among other things. \r
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Number 3. Garry Turner\r
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Mr. Fantastic and Plastic Man. Two super heroes who share a common power: The ability to stretch their bodies in outrageous superhuman ways. While Garry Turner wont be stretching his entire arm across 10 feet to punch a bad guy or wrapping himself around buildings, he can stretch the skin from the bottom of his neck up to his nose! \r
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Number 2. Piyah Martell\r
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Being a transgender teen is hard enough, but its even harder when you have a shortened spine and a lack of lower body. Piyah Martell was born Pedro Martell. but at the age of 15, Pedro decided to be a girl instead. Pedro began identifying as a woman… not only wearing the clothes and makeup, but also beginning hormone treatments.\r
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Number 1. Abby and Brittany Hensel\r
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Twins arent that rare. Theres a 1 in 67 chance that a single baby born will ually be 2 babies, and that chance dramaticly increases as you go from twins to triplets .. and then to quadruplets. Those chances sky rocket from there when you for in identical twins. The chance of having identical twins is about 1 in 285. Pretty high odds, right? Well, how does 1 in 50,000 sound? Thats the odds of having conjoined twins. \r
Abby and Brittany Hensel are conjoined twins, born in Minnesota in 1990. They share a single body, but each has their own heart, spine, lungs, stomach and spinal chord and Each girl controls their half of the body. They had to learn how to do everything by coordinating with each other.