http://freaksblog.com Freaks, Guinness World Records, Amazing and Strange people Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:40:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Li Wei sees his art as a mission to set the scene for the perfect photograph and a perfect performance The 37-year-old's work has been successful all over the world http://freaksblog.com/li-wei-sees-crazy-photos-his-art-as-a-mission/ Haw Par Villa, a Chinese mythological theme park located in Singapore, is famous for its “beyond your wildest imagination” statues, sculptures, and exhibits. Most of everything at Haw Par Villa is based on famous Chinese historical personalities, mythology and legends. From a statue of a woman nursing her father-in-law, to ... http://freaksblog.com/singapores-haw-par-villa-theme-park-2/ Humans are great at creating weird architectures to rattle our brains with. Blue Road: Water Is Life Centrum Rezydent Haines Shoe House Giant Rubber Duck Fried Egg Park Yellow Road Longaberger Basket Company http://freaksblog.com/architectural-brain-fcks-2/ [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=madoDvtKEes] In January this year, Wim Hof ran a half Marathon (21 km) above the polar circle in Finland. He wore only a pair of shorts and no shoes. The ground (snow) temperature was 35 below. In a few months time, he'll try something similar on Everest's north side. The expedition, ... http://freaksblog.com/extraordinary-people-iceman-wim-hof/ Gregg Valentino - his arms are biggest in the world. The arms reaches 27inches. He was born on August 5, 1960. Gregg started bodybuilding in his youth and he was crazy about it. When he was 26years old he started using steroids. Gregg was shown on TV shows like Ripley's Believe ... http://freaksblog.com/man-with-a-biggest-arms/ The heaviest man in the medical history weighed 562 kilos. His name is Manuel Uribe, 42 years old from Montey, Mexico. Since its record of 562 kilos, he lost 1/3 of its weight it's about ~120 kg ( 265 lbs ). Manuel has also been featured on "World's Heaviest Man," ... http://freaksblog.com/heaviest-man-in-the-world/ http://freaksblog.com/strange-patriotic-granny-us-flag-eyes/ [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquMNvrhC8U&feature=user] Jimmy Sköld of Sweden, swallowed whole six cooked sausages each measuring a minimum of 16 cm (6.29 in) long and 1.75 cm (0.68 in) in diameter in one minute on the set of Guinness Rekord TV, Sweden on 3 February 2001. http://freaksblog.com/most-sausages-swallowed-in-1-min/ [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQbCtdLDoqM&eurl=http://www.uniquedaily.com/] The furthest an American dime (10c) coin has been propelled by the ear lobe is 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in), by Monte Pierce (USA), on the set of Lo show dei record, in Madrid, Spain, on 16 February 2008. http://freaksblog.com/world%e2%80%99s-longest-ear-sling-shot/ Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is the alleged burning of a person's body without a readily apparent, identifiable external source of ignition. The combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete incineration of the body. The latter is the form most often 'recognized' as ... http://freaksblog.com/spontaneous-human-combustion/