A giant lego man was discovered at sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort. The model was 2.5m tall spotting words ‘No Real Than You Are’ on his chest. If only there were more other giant lego pieces that comes with him, that would have been even cooler. Anyway it is now placed in front of the drinks stall for promotional purposes I presume. 2 more pics after the jump.

Source: ABC NET

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An Ohio man is using cardboard cutouts of his children to slow down motorists. The idea is not new where cardboard cutouts of policeman has been used before. Frustrated by motorists unwillingness to slow down, he puts up these life size cutouts in his yard.

His idea has been posted on some law enforcement web sites around the country and he is selling the signs for $60 now. NBC4 has a slide show about this whole story.

Link: NBC4

An exclusive video of the remaining 22 South Korean Christian hostages from Al-Jazeera, few day after a male body of one captive who was found riddled with bullets. A second hostage has also been killed according to unconfirmed news.

They are currently held by Taliban militants who initially wanted Taliban prisoners released as well as a pullout of South Korean troops in Afghanistan in exchange for the hostage’s life. Anxious family members of the Korean hostages gathered at the offices of non-governmental agency in Seoul to follow developments on television. The South Korean goverment has offered compensations but it seemed that the Taliban has no interest. 1 videoclip after the jump.

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Peng Shulin met with an accident and his body was cut into two in 1995. It took a team of more than 20 doctors to save his life. Bedridden for years, doctors had little hope for him to live normally again but recently, the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing found out about his plight and devised a plan to get him walking up again.

They created a casing for his lower part of the body shaped in an egg and used two bionic legs for walking. Mr Peng is learning how to walk with his new lower part and he is delighted with the device. 2 more pics after the jump.

Source: Metro UK

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Tallest man in the world, Bao Xishun met up with He Pingping who claims to be the world’s shortest man and they both hail from the same region of Inner Mongolia. They shook their hands in the photoshoot and He Pingping looked drastically tiny when in comparison with Bao Xishun. Bao Xishun was recently married to a 28 year old saleswoman from his hometown and was confirmed last year as the world’s tallest man while He Pingping seeks to be registered as the world’s shortest man although he could be disappointed by the current holder of the title Lin yih Chin who was measured at 67.5cm opposed to He Pingping’s 73cm. 2 more pics after the jump.

Source: Daily Mail UK

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Takeru Kobayashi, the six time champion lost to Joey Chestnut, a 23 year old engineering student from California at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. Joey ate a world record 66 hot dogs while Kobayashi had 63. Late June Kobayashi had reported of jaw ailment that made him open his mouth with pain and almost had to forfeit his participation in the contest. Nevertheless Kobayashi broke his old record as well. 6 more pics after the jump. Source: Pravda

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A 35 year old driver high on cocaine destroyed this entire cornfield as he tries to escape from the police. Four police cars were destroyed before he crashed into a ditch and was arrested near the viallage of Dussen in the South of Netherlands. Pretty cool art I must say.

Source: Daily Mail UK

A scam on the internet sold lambs marketed as poodles fleecing thousands of Japanese people. The flocks of lambs were shipped over from the UK and Australia and since poodles are rare in Japan, not many people have an idea how they actually look like. They were sold at 630 pounds which is about half the cost of a normal poodle.

Source: Metro UK

Village girl Shen XiaoJing was born with unusual large feet.

Her right foot measures 32 centimetres long and 12 centimetres wide. while her left foot is 30 centimetres long and 11 centimetres wide. The big toe of her right foot is as large as a baby’s foot of a baby at 7.5 centimetres long and 4.5 centimetres; her second toe is 9 centimetres long and 3.5 centimetres wide. For 21 years, all her shoes were made by her mother. Shen Xiaojing is now 170 centimetres tall and has reached the age to marry. However, most young men have been frightened away by her giant feet.

Source: People’s Daily Online