quotstrangersquot saved me from anorexia
Bookmarked 536 weeks ago
a severely anorexic womans life was saved when six strangers staged an intervention at her gymlauryn lax 27 weighed just 79lbs when fellow gym goers who were concerned about her health approached her she suffered from anorexia since age nine after a schoolmate asked her how much she weighed lauryn started eating less every day and eventually consumed nothing now lauryn is using her experience with an eating disorder to help others through her wellness program thrive videographer director: joe williams producer: samantha grillo nick johnson editor: sonia estal ian phillips for more information about thrive wellness and recovery visithttp:meanttothrivecom

the incredible 10000 plane car
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quirky car designer mark ray is flying high on america039s roads - driving a converted light aeroplanethe 56-year-old was the brains behind the plane car a fusion of a 2003 cirrus sr22 and a chevrolet tracker - costing 10000 6500mark of atlanta georgia who owns a paper shredding company was already turning heads in a homemade boat car which made headlines earlier this yearbut his daughter brianna 17 thought he was getting bored with it and encouraged him to start a new projectit took five months to build with from steve west of flex-fab mike rivera of rivera039s upholstery and brandon geddings of controlled motors videographer director: chris watkins producer: ian phillips dan howlett editor: ian phillips

legless pro skateboarder turns tragedy into triumph
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an amputee who lost his legs ditched the wheelchair to become a professional skateboarder when italo romano from curitiba brazil lost his legs in a train accident he thought his life was over but after discovering a natural talent for skateboarding he hasnt looked back now a professional skater the 27-year-old travels the world and regularly competes against able-bodied skateboarders winning medals and acclamation wherever he goes videographer director: joo marcelo producer: eve wagstaff ruby coote editor: james thorne

bonkers berlin butchers sells meat cushions: store crazy
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hidden in the backstreets of east berlin is a butchers where nothing is edible at first glimpse aufschnitt textile butchers on boxhagener street berlin looks like a traditional butchers but it is actually a quirky shop that039ll guarantee to satisfy your homeware appetite selling cushions that look like sausages bacon and cold cuts of meat videographer director: aufschnitt berlin producer: shannon lane ruby coote editor: sonia estal

freeclimber scales 590ft chimney without safety equipment
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daredevil flaviu cernescu climbed a whopping 590 foot to the top of a disused industrial chimney in his native romania - with no safety equipment climber and all around thrill-seeker flaviu scaled the 180 metre industrial chimney at an abandoned factory with good friend ena nuta they achieved this incredible feat without the use of safety ropes and as if that wasnt hard enough they had to do it in the dead of night - using the darkness to hide their ascent from the authorities climbing is not their only talent they spent the following morning turning stomachs with a series of hair-raising stunts including juggling and balancing precariously in a handstand videographer director: flaviu cernescu producer: bunmi adigun nick johnson editor: joshua douglas

epic volcano eruption at ethiopias gateway to hell
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in a scene resembling the depths of hell a surge of magma escapes volcano erta ale in ethiopia resulting in a dramatic flood of lava such an incredibly rare moment as this has never been witnessed before and was a result of the tectonic plates in the area rifting apart and great timing from the volcano tour group the volcano discovery tour group were led across the volcano by an experienced geologist in january 2017 and all wore gas masks and heat-resistant boots in a scene resembling the depths of hell a surge of magma escapes volcano erta ale in ethiopia resulting in a dramatic flood of lava such an incredibly rare moment as this has never been witnessed before and was a result of the tectonic plates in the area rifting apart and great timing from the volcano tour group the volcano discovery tour group were led across the volcano by an experienced geologist in january 2017 and all wore gas masks and heat-resistant boots

grandmother faces eviction from paradise treehouse
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grandmother shawnee chasser has been told to tear down her treehouse home of 10 years - or face paying 30000 in violations the treehouse which features a picturesque back yard complete with a handmade waterfall has become a local landmark for the people of florida but miami-dade county officials are now ordering the purple-haired 65-year-old out of her open-air abode claiming the treehouse wasn039t built to code and is unsafe videographer director: ruaridh connellan producer: crystal chung ruby coote editor: dan cousins

bodybuilders supersized fake muscles could kill him: hooked on the look
Bookmarked 489 weeks ago
an incredible hulk-inspired bodybuilder is risking his life to pump up his muscles by injecting oil into his arms beefcake valdir segatos huge biceps measure a staggering 23 inches as a result of painful synthol injectionsthe 48-year-olds arms have doubled in size from 12in after he began injecting the potentially lethal oil substance five years ago - and now he wants to get even bigger valdir from sao paulo brazil is inspired by the physiques of arnold schwarzenegger and the hulk and is proud to be known locally as he-man and 039the monster in the street videographer director: guilherme lamotta producer: john balson ruby coote editor: sonia estal

indias incredible dwarf family: born different
Bookmarked 472 weeks ago
a family in the indian city of hyderabad always stand out in a crowd - because nine of the 11 family members are dwarves fifty-two-year-old ram raj chauhan is the head of the family who have been affected by a genetic condition called achondroplasia which causes short limbed dwarfism incredibly ram rajs family once consisted of 21 people - 18 of whom suffered from the condition videographer director: chandra sena producer: shatabdi chakrabarti ruby coote editor: marcus cooper

model has six ribs removed in world039s smallest waist bid
Bookmarked 534 weeks ago
a surgery loving model has had six ribs removed - to look like a cartoon character former electrician pixee fox from north carolina usa had already spent more than 70000on plastic surgery attempting to sculpt the perfect hourglass figure but now she has taken her obsession even further by having her lower ribs removed - so she can shrink her waist to a record-breaking 14 inches the 25-year-old who is originally from sweden says she was inspired by animated characters like jessica rabbit aurora from sleeping beauty and holli would from cool world the extreme five-hour keyhole surgery operation cost 6000 and was performed by plastic surgeon dr barry eppley in indianapolis indiana in october the operation which is irreversible is usually performed for medical reasons but can be used for cosmetic purposes after extensive consultation videographer director: ruaridh connellan producer: john balson nick johnson editor: ian phillips

loyal german shepherd helps family with the chores: superpower dogs
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from protecting his family to loading the dishwasher superpower dog baron is the most loyal pet the two-year-old german shepherd helps out around the house regularly conducting chores like mopping the floors and putting the toys away and barons superpowers do not stop there he has been trained in personal protection to defend his family against any type of threat dog trainer linda riley has intensely trained her beloved pet baron since the day she took him home at just 12 weeks old to support superpower dogs visit: http:bitlysuperpowergo videographer director: alfred schoeninger producer: danny baggot nick johnson editor: jack stevens

white baby baboon stands out from the crowd: cute as fluff
Bookmarked 495 weeks ago
an adorable baby baboon stands out from his troop with his pure white furthe baboon suffers from leucism - a condition that does not affect an animals health but instead creates white pale or patchy skin colours through the partial loss of pigmentationtravel photographer su elliot stumbled across the beautifully unique creature who shes fondly named albo in june this year when filming at the marula lodge national park in zambia videographer director: su elliot producer: hannah stevens ellie winstanley editor: marcus cooper

americas millennial anti-abortion group: rise of the radicals
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a modern pro-life church who believe that women should get the death penalty for intentionally aborting their babies are looking to change the face of the anti-abortion movement in the us with his immaculately groomed beard tattoos and aviator sunglasses the red door ministrys telegenic pastor reformed drug addict jeff durbin 38 looks every inch the young modern-day american hipster but the groups views are resolutely old school - they say abortion is worse than the holocaust and regularly enlist children as young as two to picket planned parenthood clinics armed with signs reading 039babies are murdered here based in tempe arizona the ministry is run by the apologia church a militantly pro-life group campaigning to overturn roe v wade the landmark 1973 supreme court ruling that gave women a constitutional right to an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy the churchs critics accuse it of intimidating women seeking an abortion but with us president donald trump pursuing

holy week in spain
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spanish revellers parade their piety in catholic celebrations for easter polish photographer wojciech ryzinski who has spent much of his adult life in ireland visited malaga spain to compare how the two catholic countries celebrate easter holy week the 37-year-old captured the elaborate conical hats and sweeping robes worn by pious marchers during the semana santa celebrations over two years once in 2014 and again in 2015 photographer: wojciech ryzinski producer: hannah stevens ellie winstanley editor: james thorne

inside seattles mermaid community
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a secret community of real-life mermaids are donning silicone tails keenly attending mer-conventions and taking to the waters of seattle with their own mernetwork - a forum where merfolk can connect and organise conventions - and social media profiles of professional mermaids generating hundreds of thousands of followers the mer-community seems to be a growing one there is a prevalent mer-community in seattle friends caitlin nielson ed brown tessie lamourea and morgan caldwell all identify as part-fish-part-human videographer director: andres aponte producer: camile rocha-keys ruby coote editor: james thorne