baby born with heart outside her chest: born different
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when expectant mother caitlin veitz attended a routine 20 week ultrasound she and her husband brian were expecting to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl but instead her and her husband brian were given some shocking news their baby daughters little heart was growing outside of her chest their baby girl had a rare congenital heart defect chd ectopia cordis that affects only one in every 100000 babies although chds are the most common birth defect of all occurring in nine in every 1000 births ectopic cordis is the rarest form and is lethal - 95 per cent of babies with ectopic cordis die within a week of being born and 90 per cent pass away within three days videographer director: deanne billings producer: katie mercer ruby coote editor: marcus cooper

the little boy with a giant leg: born different
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a rare genetic disorder has caused a childs leg to swell to four times its normal size three-year-old akshaj khandelwal from dwarka in delhi has been diagnosed with klippel-trenaunay syndrome kts a rare condition that has caused excessive growth on the right side of his body the three symptoms associated with the syndrome which affects one or two in 100000 people are port wine stains large varicose veins and hypertrophy extra growth of one limb videographer director: shams qari producer: haziq qadri ruby coote editor: sonia estal

london039s museum of curiosities holds the weird and wonderful: store crazy
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shrunken heads celebrity poo and chocolate prime ministers are just a few of the victor wynd museums favourite things from the outside of this small london museum its hard to tell what exactly is on display - and if you thought the taxidermy and skeletons on the ground floor were unusual just wait until you go down the spiral staircase where things get a lot weirder originally intended to run for just six months due to its popularity eight years later the victor wynd museum still welcomes 300-500 people every week videographer director: adam gray producer: shannon lane michael muncer editor: james thorne

body artist brings yoga animals to life on human canvas: making mad
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artist emma fay transforms incredibly patient models into animals using yoga poses and body paint the 29-year-old artist spends hours using water-based paints to transform her models into realistic animals including a caterpillar a crocodile and a cobra her latest work is a set of ten images called the union of yoga which celebrates the yoga discipline by painting the subject of each yogic pose on the human body fay painstakingly paints each models body and her partner jonathan macauley photographs each pose fay aimed to visualise the cohesion between art and spiritual practice through her work videographer director: jonathan macauley producer: hannah stevens ellie winstanley editor: ian phillips

rescue dogs get dressed up for adoption: cute as fluff
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these adorable canine portraits will make any dog lovers day - and theyre helping to get sheltered pups adopted at the same time kind-hearted photographer tammy swarek came up with the idea of dressing up rescue dogs to draw attention to their stories and help potential owners personally connect with themtammy from arkansas drew herinspiration from facebook after spotting another portrait project for sheltered animals so she contacted her local dog shelter the union county animal protection society ucaps and has worked closely with shelter manager tanja jackson ever since to make a donation to ucaps for their amazing work or to give an animal their forever home visit:http:wwwocddesigns1netucaps videographer director: tammy swarek producer: crystal chung ellie winstanley editor: jack stevens

the pensioner cheerleaders high kicking into retirement
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a group of acrobatic pensioners are refusing to let age or arthritis cramp their high kicks in a cheerleading squad for the over 50s the arizona-based troupe is a marching and performance group for women over 55 - with an average age of just over 70 while plenty of women use retirement as an opportunity to rest on their laurels these dancers are glittering and shaking into their twilight years videographer director: dave cruz producer: hannah stevens ruby coote editor: grant hanson-vaux

worlds shortest couple: the big question: extreme love
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they may have a combined height of 5ft 10in but the worlds shortest couple believe they have a big future together afteragreeing to tie the knotpaulo gabriel da silva barros who is348in popped the 039big question039 to352ingirlfriendkatyucia hoshino in front of their closest friends at a sushi restaurant in their hometown of itupeva brazilpaulo 30 has diastrophic dysplasia dwarfism while 26-year-old katyucia has achondroplasia dwarfism butwhilethe pair are short of stature they say their love for one another grows bigger by the day videographer director: paulo gambale producer: john balson ellie winstanley editor: sonia estal

barbie mum spends 245000 pursuing 039plastic perfection: hooked on the look
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mum amanda love claims plastic is her passion and has spent over 200000 to perfect her barbie doll look amanda 39 has had three boob jobs and is planning another to inflate her boobs to a massive 30mm spending approximately 11500 a year on her extensive beauty regime amanda also has regular botox injections and fillers every three months and frequently gets her lips pumped with collagen looking significantly younger than her 39 years its hard to believe amanda is mum to four children tegan 18 from a previous relationship and then logan 14 cruz 7 and one-year-old cash with her second husband crane operator paul sweeney videographer director: kathleen little producer: nathalie bonney ruby coote editor: sonia estal

the girl who doctors cant diagnose born different
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nine-year-old katie renfroe suffers with a condition so rare that it doesnt even have a name katie was diagnosed with megalencephaly at birth a growth development disorder characterised by the overgrowth of the brain however this diagnosis does not explain the other symptoms that katie experiences and doctors have said her mystery condition is so rare they are unable to identify it angie renfroe katies mother has been awaiting a full diagnosis of her daughter ever since her birth and doctors have started to discuss the possibility of naming the unknown condition after katie videographer director: ryan vanderploeg producer: danny baggott ruby coote editor: jack stevens

surgery hope for conjoined twins: born different
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a mother ofconjoined twins is facing an agonising wait to find out whether her baby girls can beseparateddelivered by caesarean at the pdc clinic in pabna north bangladeshon july 16 of this year conjoined twins rabia and rukia were born joined at the headmum taslima khatun uno and husband mohammed rafiqul islam didnt learn that the twins were conjoined until after the birthdoctors are monitoring the twins health in the coming weeks and assessing if and when surgical separation is possible and what the risks are to the babies lives videographer director: rehman asad producer: nathalie bonney ellie winstanley editor: sonia estal

mum has medical balloons removed from her face: born different
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a mum who lived with a life-threatening facial mass has been given a new chance at life - after doctors cut away half of her face jennifer hiles suffered from avm or arterial venous malformation which leads to abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in her face the rare condition causes haemorrhaging which could have killed her at any time but jennifer is hoping that her latest surgery has removed it forever jennifer spent eight weeks with saline-filled tissue expanders under the skin of her forehead and cheek which were inflated every week to allow new skin to grow now jennifer has had the balloons and the avm removed and her new skin patched over and she couldnt be happier with her new face jennifer is currently raising funds to help pay for further surgeries if you would like to donate please go towwwgofundmecomjenniferhiles videographer director: ruaridh connellan producer: dan howlett nick

the man promoting womens rights - by going on 365 dates
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an actor is raising awareness of womens rights in india - by going on 365 different dates sunder ramu began his campaign after becoming increasingly concerned about the insensitivity of indian society towards women and their safety deciding to open a dialogue for awareness and equal rights by meeting and talking to women he has now been on over 300 dates earning him the title of indias dating king videographer director: shams qari producer: shatabdi chakrabarti ruby coote editor: alberto falcone

1m 039sin city hustler is worlds longest monster truck
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take a look at the worlds longest monster truck that stretches for 32 feet and is worth 1 million dollars the sin city hustler stands 12 feet tall and roams the desert of white hills arizona just 45 minutes outside las vegas seating up to 12 passengers and weighing around 15000lbs the perfect party truck was designed and built by owner brad campbell 38 whose wife jennifer 31 plays a key part in organising and running daily tours for people to enjoy inside the truck videographer director: brad and jen campbell producer: danny baggott ruby coote editor: joshua douglas

mummy long legs: ex australian model bids for worlds longest legs
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a long-limbed mother-of-two is challenging the current guinness world record holder to claim the title of the worlds longest legs caroline arthur a former model who lives in melbourne has legs that measure a whopping 515 inches from hip to heel incredibly carolines legs account for 69 of her height and she is now seeking an official measurement to see if she can claim the world record videographer director: nelli huie producer: katie mercer ruby coote editor: james thorne

new delhi street food stall serves snacks on fire: making mad
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some people like their street food hot but this paan stall in new delhi is taking things to to the next level - by setting it on fire pradhuman shukla039s family has owned a food stall selling paan in delhi india for 20 years and they039re changing the paan game paan comprises a betel leaf stuffed with areca nut and occasionally tobacco and is chewed as a stimulant and then spat out or swallowed but pradhuman 31 has reinvented the traditional indian snack and has been attracting hundreds of brave customers by lighting the paan on fire and forcing it into their mouths videographer director: shams qari producer: haziq qadri nick johnson editor: joshua douglas