There are more than 7 and a half billion people
on our planet, quite an impressive figure. Still, with variety that wide, it’s almost
impossible to find two identical persons, even twins have some subtle differences! With all that said, there are some unique
people who really stand out among the rest, and today we’re going to share their stories. Ready to meet them? Lets get it on! JYOTI AMGE
They say that good things come in small packages. India’s very own pint-sized dynamo Jyoti
Amge is proof that you can chase big dreams no matter your size. She held the record for the world’s shortest
living teen, before taking the crown of world’s shortest living and mobile woman on her 18th
birthday. So just how small do you have to be anyways
to obtain the moniker or world’s smallest? 2-feet and three quarter inches to be exact. Up until the age of 5, Jyoti was average height
for her age. After some time however, her parents knew
something wasn’t quite right. She was diagnosed with a rare form of dwarfism
called l achondroplasia – in Layman’s terms, lacking the hormones needed to grow
beyond a certain height. What does a day in the life of the world’s
smallest woman look like exactly? Not that different from yours and mine really
– besides the need for a step ladder, and the throngs of people who crowd around for
photographs every time she’s in public. Jyoti has embraced her small stature, and
enjoys the attention from the general public. She hasn’t let it hinder her dreams and
aspirations of making it on the small screen either – no pun intended. You might also recognise her from her breakout
role on the hit TV show American Horror Story, back in 2014 where she starred as the charming
Ma Petite. SULTAN KÖSEN
At high altitudes, temperatures plummet and the oxygen concentration in the air starts
to drop. It’s the reason mountaineers have to wear
breathing tanks when scaling the highest peaks. You gotta wonder if it’s cold and hard to
breathe up there for Turkish man, Sultan Kosen. Back in 2009, Sultan was confirmed as being
the world’s tallest living man – coming in at a staggering 8 feet 1 inch in height. He’s part of a very select club – one
of only 10 males throughout history are confirmed to have exceeded 8 feet in height. Sultan suffers from a pituitary adenoma – a
tumour in the brain that results in growth hormone being produced throughout a person’s
life. His biggest complaint? Finding clothes and shoes that fit. The craziest thing though? A mere 2 years later he was measured again
– gaining almost 2 inches in height! Is the sky the limit for this mountain of
a man? SHRIDHAR CHILLAL
There’s three kinds of people in the world when it comes to nail care. There’s your biters, your clippers – and
those that just let it grow forever. Shridhar Chillal would fall into the last
category of people as he’s the owner of the world’s longest nails. If he looks familiar it’s because he’s
been on the world record tour circuit for the best part of 40 years. This man’s nails, on one hand mind you,
have a combined length of 29 feet 10 inches. The weight of the nails has permanently disfigured
his hand, and when outside his home he wears a protective covering over them. He started growing his nails at 14 years old
and has never looked back until recently. After years of crippling pain in his fingers,
wrist, elbow, shoulder and all the way to his neck from the extreme weight, he decided
that a little trim is in order. This called for something a bit more robust
than your typical manicure kit – a tool that looked more like an electric grinder
used to cut steel than your run of the mill nail clippers. Ever the generous man, he donated his titanic
talons to be displayed in Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Time Square. ADRIANNE LEWIS
This Michigan native hopes to shatter the World Record for the longest tongue – all
she needs it to have it measured. Hanging down her face at an unofficial but
impressive 4 inches, this tongue looks like it should be used to extract a lunch of ants
out of an anthill. She can lick her nose, chin, elbow, and even
her eye. Whether it’s some genetically inherited
gift, or the result of being stretched from poking out her tongue too much as a kid, your
guess is as good as mine. To give you a scope of its abnormally long
length, her tongue is longer than a business card. Try it at home for yourself! Adrienne says that she needs to dislocate
and unhinge her jaw in order to present her tongue out of her mouth in all its slimy glory. Best not to try that one at home. VALDIR SEGATO
Some of us are genetically gifted – just naturally large, strong people. Others are a little smaller, built for speed
rather than power. Regardless of your body shape, an exercise
regime will help you get the most out of the body you were given. But what happens when it’s not enough? Enter Valdir Segato. Haven’t heard of him? Perhaps you’ve seen him – he hangs out
on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro doing his best tanned Hulk impersonation. His biceps are a whopping 23 inches. This massive transformation from being a skinny
dog according to his friends, to this larger than life frame is nothing short of astounding. In terms of raw measurements, Valdir is pretty
close in size to another big man he idolises who needs no introduction – Arnold Schwarzenegger! But how? Well not from hours in the gym. This is no strongman, more like a show pony. Synthol oil is injected into the muscle tissue
to increase its volume and size. Without going into too much detail, let’s
just say that use can lead to severe health problems and even death. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take
my girly, non-threatening arms over Fitness Frankenstein’s anyday ROBERT BOBROCZKYI
Romania isn’t exactly well known for its towering skyscrapers, so you can imagine our
surprise when Basketball prodigy Robert Bobroczkyi showed up as a blip on our radar. This 16-year-old hopes to become the tallest
player ever to play in the NBA – and we think he can do it too. Standing at over 7 feet 7 inches – this
teenager hasn’t even stopped growing. Seeing him standing next to other players
on the court, he doesn’t even seem real. He looks like a grown man playing with a bunch
of kindergarten kids. Take ‘em to school Big Rob! He comes from a basketball pedigree – his
father played in the Romanian national team. He isn’t just tall either. He gets top grades at school, and is fluent
in 4 languages – Romanian, English, Hungarian and Italian. We see big things on the horizon for this
young man – and it’s not just his shadow. HENRY RODRIGUEZ
Are you a hardcore Marvel movie fan? How well do you know your super-villains? Venezuelan-born Henry Rodriguez has made it
his mission to look like a real-life version of comic-book villain Red Skull. With an insatiable hunger for extreme body
modification – Henry initially struggled to find doctors who would agree to perform
specific procedures before finally settling on a practitioner brave enough. Before his cosmetic surgeon would operate,
Henry had to undergo a series of rigorous physical and psychological tests – after
all, it’s not every day that someone wants to emulate a comic book super villain. Passing with flying colours, the $30,000 series
of surgeries went ahead – including tattooing his eyeballs black, implants inserted into
his skull on his face, and the end of his nose removed. To complete his childhood dream, all that
was left was to have his face tattooed in the signature red of his nemesis idol. Henry is a loving husband and father, and
is just like everyone else – he just looks a little, umm, different. DADDYLONGNECK
We all browse Instagram right? Some people have gained some serious notoriety
on the platform. No doubt you’ve seen David Samuelson Jr
at some point though – better known as DaddyLongNeck. Despite being an instantly recognisable figure,
not much is really known about his life and his otherworldly looking physique. The boy’s got a neck that would make a giraffe
jealous! As far as doctors can tell, the young man
from Flint Michigan is perfectly healthy, and has no disease or disorder of any kind. He’s just really, really skinny. DaddyLongNeck has featured in a bucket load
of internet and video memes both on his social media accounts, and collaboratively with other
viral stars. He appears onstage at rap concerts, and seems
to live life to the fullest. He even did the ultimate meme-crossover with
Mr Wide Neck. We’re not sure who’s more popular – the
contest was neck and neck. FRENCHIEBABYY
Some people seem to be blessed with gymnast-like flexibility. The ability to effortlessly drop into the
splits or pop shoulders and joints in and out with ease. Kidd Strobe, AKA Frienchiebabyy takes inhumane
flexibility to the next level. Growing up in San Francisco’s Bay area,
Frenchie knew from a young age that he had some freakish talents and decided to audition
as a dancer on America’s Got Talent. When he finally stepped out on the stage,
the audience was confronted by a green haired, larger than life dancer painted from head
to toe in body paint. Confused at first, the crowd screamed, gasped
and eventually cheered for Frenchie as he repeatedly dislocated his shoulders and joints
in ways never seen before. The human body just isn’t meant to do that. Sadly, Frenchie’s parents do not support
his love for expression through dance. Simon Cowell rang his mother himself, asking
if she would be the fifth yes after all judges gave him a standing ovation on the show. BRIAN SHAW
Do you work out? Or is all that activewear just for round the
house. Most of us need to lift to get big and even
then, donuts get in the way. Brian Shaw however has been a mountain his
whole life – earning him the title of world’s strongest man an amazing 4 times. His most spectacular feat? Well it’s actually more like spectacular
feats. In the 2016 competition he won every single
event. He also holds the world record in the Atlas
stone lift – elevating a gigantic 555-pound boulder up from the ground to the platform! Life as an excessively large human is not
easy. At 6 feet 8 inches and 420 pounds, the world
just isn’t built to accommodate such a huge frame. It’s hard to fit into a car. It’s hard to buy clothes that fit. Even some doorways pose the risk of a nasty
bump on the head – don’t forget to duck. Everything about this man is big. Whenever he holds a coffee cup, it looks like
he is holding a teacup from a children’s play set. He can’t use a regular office chair as it
simply will not take either his muscular, wide hips or his substantial weight. Regular sized keyboards are wayyy out of the
question. And if you manage to see footage of him trying
to make his way down an airplane aisle… well, your heart just goes out to the big
man. To fuel such a dense mass of muscle, you have
to put together a diet to match. He consumes 12,000 calories a day – that’s
around 6 times the energy a regular person needs. It’s for this reason it’s rumoured that
the Sizzler buffet has gone out of business in three separate states. We’re joking of course, but I wouldn’t
like to foot his dinner bill!
