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BodyShock
''Body Shock'' (also: Bodyshock) is a British medical documentary series about the conditions or lives of extraordinary people. It was originally produced by redback for Channel 4 in the UK, but in September 2006, it was taken over by ArkMedia. There have been three series since December 2003. * ''The Boy Who Gave Birth to His Twin'' ( Alamjan Nematilaev from Kazakhstan) * ''Wild Child'' (also titled ''Wild Child: The Story of Feral Children'' in the United States) * ''Anatomy of a Shark Bite'' * ''Riddle of the Elephant Man'' (Joseph Merrick from the United Kingdom) * ''The Man Who Ate his Lover'' (Armin Meiwes from Germany) * ''The Man Who Slept for 19 Years'' (Terry Wallis from the United States) * ''Orgasmatron'' * ''The Girl with X-Ray Eyes'' (Natasha Demkina from Saransk, Russia) * ''Megatumour'' (Lucica Bunghez from Romania and Matt Peperell from England) * ''When Anaesthesia Fails'' (Anesthetic awareness) * ''The Curse of the Mermaid'' ( Milagros Cerrón from Peru) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Chuncai
Huang Chuncai () (born 29 December 1977) is a Chinese man who became notable for being "China's Elephant man". He has an extreme case of neurofibromatosis, which caused such large tumors on his face that they had completely distorted his features. Born and raised in a tiny village located in the southern parts of Hunan province, Huang is the eldest of three children, and was born into poverty. In addition to his parents, his family also consists of his brother, his sister and his nephew. His father earned money by selling noodles in the local market. Huang's parents first noticed signs of his illness when he was four years old. He was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis. However, the doctors advised against removing the tumors—an operation that Huang's parents were too poor to afford anyway—because they believed it to be too dangerous and would cost him his life. Huang's tumor continued to grow, and although he began attending school when he was eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armin Meiwes
Armin Meiwes (; born 1 December 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who received international attention for murdering and eating a voluntary victim in 2001, whom he had found via the Internet. After Meiwes and the victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis, Meiwes killed his victim and proceeded to eat a large amount of his flesh. He was arrested in December 2002. In January 2004, Meiwes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. In a retrial in May 2006, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Because of his acts, Meiwes is also known as the Rotenburg Cannibal or (The Master Butcher). Biography Early life Armin Meiwes was born on 1 December 1961, the only child of Waltrud Meiwes (1919–1999). He had two older half-brothers from his father's previous relationship with another woman. His father abandoned Armin when he was eight, leaving him to be raised by his mother. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Wallis
Terry Wayne Wallis (April 7, 1964 – March 29, 2022) was an American man from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas who, on June 11, 2003, regained awareness after spending 19 years in a minimally conscious state. Early life Wallis was born on April 7, 1964, in Marianna, Arkansas, to Angilee and Jerry Wallis. Six weeks before his accident, Wallis became a father when his wife Sandi gave birth to a daughter. Accident On July 13, 1984, Wallis was driving his pickup truck with two passengers when it smashed into a railing fence on a small bridge near Stone County, Arkansas, and skid over the edge. The truck was found upside down in the dry riverbed below. The accident killed one of the two passengers. Aged 20, Wallis was found unresponsive but breathing, with significant injuries. He remained comatose and quadriplegic and was moved to a Mountain View nursing home. Within a year of the accident, the coma stabilized into a minimally-conscious state, but doctors believed that his condit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Deuel
Patrick Darren Deuel (March 28, 1962 – April 29, 2016) was an American individual known for being one of the heaviest people in the world. He was the subject of the documentary "Half Ton Man" in Channel 4's ''BodyShock'' series. In the documentary, Rosalie Bradford gave advice after achieving a record-breaking weight loss of . Early life Patrick Deuel was born on March 28, 1962, in Grand Island, Nebraska the child of James W. Deuel and Betty Jean Otte. Deuel was a Boy Scout and in 1976 received the Eagle Scout Award with three Eagle palms. He graduated in 1980 from Grand Island High School, having previously attended Trinity Lutheran School and Walnut Junior High. After graduating high school, Deuel studied at Hastings College for one semester. After this, he went to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He became a restaurant manager.Joe DugganThe Patrick Deuel story: How did it come to this? ''Lincoln Journal Star'', April 17, 2005 Obesity At one point, Deuel had no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzhambulat Khatokhov
Dzhambulat Mikhailovich "Dzhambik" Khatokhov (russian: Джамбулат Михайлович Хатохов, 24 September 1999 – 29 December 2020) was the world's heaviest child from 2003, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Biography At the age of eight, Dzhambik and his mother visited Japan to be part of a television program, "Impossible", on Fuji Television. His mother, Nelya Kabardarkova denied all accusations of fueling his growth and said she was encouraging Dzhambik's wish to become a sumo wrestler. Dzhambik also attended sumo battles. On 10 July 2003, he wrestled Georgy Bibilauri, another heavy boy in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. At that time he was nearly 4 years old and 56 kg (123 lb), and Georgy was 5 years old and weighed 50 kg (110 lb). Both periods took a few seconds, after Dzhambik fell to the ground. At age 7 he was 4 ft 3 and weighed 100kg (220 lb) while his brother was double his age but half his weight. By the age of 9, Dzhambik weighed . Doctors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabardino-Balkaria
The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Респу́блика, ''Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika''; kbd, Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ, ''Ķêbêrdej-Baĺķêr Respublikê''; krc, Къабарты-Малкъар Республика, ''Qabartı-Malqar Respublika''), or Kabardino-Balkaria (russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рия, ''Kabardino-Balkariya''), is a Federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Republics of Russia, republic) located in the North Caucasus. As of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, its population was 904,200 on . Its capital is Nalchik. The area contains the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus, at . Mount Elbrus has 22 glaciers that feed three rivers — Baksan (river), Baksan, Malka (river), Malka and Kuban (river), Kuban. The mountain is covered with snow year-round. Geography The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Tatma
Lakshmi Tatma is an Indian girl born in 2005 in a village in Araria district, Bihar, with "4 arms and 4 legs." She was actually one of a pair of ischiopagus conjoined twins, one of which was headless because its head had atrophied and chest had not fully developed in the womb, causing the appearance of one child with four arms and four legs. She has undergone surgery to remove these extra limbs. Background Lakshmi's father, Shambhu, and mother, Poonam, were day laborers who earned less than 40 rupees per day and were unable to afford a separation surgery for their daughter. The daughter was named after Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth (who is depicted as four-armed). The girl was sometimes an object of worship as an incarnation of the goddess; by the age of two, she was known all over India. At one point, a circus offered the couple money to buy Lakshmi as a sideshow, which forced the family into hiding. At the time of being found by Sharan Patil, the girl was suffering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception hat remainsa practice without clear boundaries". Early documentary films, originally called " actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Some examples are educational, observational and docufiction. Documentaries are very informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Social-media platforms (such as YouTube) have provided an avenue for the growth of the documentary- film genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Vetter
David Phillip Vetter (September 21, 1971 – February 22, 1984) was an American who was a prominent sufferer of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a hereditary disease which dramatically weakens the immune system. Individuals born with SCID are abnormally susceptible to infections, and exposure to typically innocuous pathogens can be fatal. Vetter was referred to as "David, the bubble boy" by the media, as a reference to the complex containment system used as part of the management of his SCID. Vetter's surname was not revealed to the general public until 10 years after his death in order to preserve his family's privacy. In his first years of life he lived mostly at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. As he grew older, he lived increasingly at home with his parents and older sister Katherine in Dobbin, Texas. He died in 1984, at the age of 12. Family and birth Vetter's parents were Carol Ann Vetter and David Joseph Vetter, Jr. Their first son, David Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston
Houston (; ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in Texas, the Southern United States#Major cities, most populous city in the Southern United States, the List of United States cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the List of North American cities by population, sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat and largest city of Harris County, Texas, Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous List of metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the List of Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyoti Amge
Jyoti Kishanji Amge (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actress notable for being the world's shortest living woman according to the ''Guinness World Records''. Following Amge's 18th birthday on 16 December 2011, she was officially declared the world's shortest woman by Guinness World Records with a height of . Her restricted height is due to a genetic disorder called primordial dwarfism. Amge was featured in the 2009 documentary titled '' Body Shock: Two Foot Tall Teen''. She was also a guest participant on ''Bigg Boss 6'', an Indian television show. On 13 August 2014, she was cast in the fourth season of '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' as Ma Petite. In 2012, she met the world's shortest man, Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal. The pair posed together for the 57th edition of the ''Guinness World Records''. Media appearances Amge, together with Teo Mammucari, co-hosted ''Lo show dei record'' in 2012 on the Italian channel Canale 5. In August 2014, Amge was cast in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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