Human Enigmas

Submitted by Da Verminator: Liew Thow Lin is known as the "Magnetic Man" of Malaysia, because of his incredible ability to stick metal objects to his body. After a deep medical study, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) lecturer Nasrul Humaimi Mahmood said this ability was probably associated with "suction properties in his skin." Professor Dr. Mohamed Amin Alias, from UTM"s electrical engineering faculty in Johor, agreed. After seeing Liewperform, the professor did research on the matter, and decided, "His skin has a special suction effect that can help metal stick to it." "These powers are not an illusion," he said, "That is why his two sons and two grandchildren also have the magnetic-like ability.

They have his genes." Dr. Atsusi Kono, former chief physician at the Djo Si Idai Hospital in Tokyo, was so impressed with a Russian he saw doing this stunt, that he commented: "There is absolutely no doubt that the objects stick as if their bodies were magnetic." Dr. Friedbert Karger of the MaxPlanck Institute in Germany, in January 1997, investigated another "magnetic man" named Miroslaw Magola who was born in Poland in the 1960s, and was able to demonstrate the ability "to pick up a cup from the floor without touching it, and to control its suspension in mid-air."

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In a remarkable coincidence, a couple who each have an identical twin now have identical twin children.Twins Craig and Mark Sanders both met their future wives, twins Darlene and Diane Nettemeier, at a twin convention in 1998. The two brothers proposed a year later and tied the knot in a double wedding ceremony. As if that wasn"t enough twins, Diane and Craig later went on to have twochildren who, unbelievably, were also identical twins.The odds of having identical twins are approximately 3 in every 1000 births, however the odds of this happening to parents who themselves both have identical twin siblings are staggeringly remote.

The families have a shared backyard in Houston that allows the children to all play together. They admitted to occasionally mistaking an aunt or uncle for one of their parents whenlooking at them from behind.  

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Jiroemon Kimura is officially the oldest living human being at an incredible 115 years of age.Born in 1897, Mr. Kimura has lived through more than a century of events that include the Wright brothers" first flight, two world wars, the first human to set foot on the Moon and the invention of the Internet. Living with his family in Kyoto, Mr. Kimura attributes his extreme longevity to two things -sunlight and exercising his mind.

He has 5 children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren."I don"t know exactly... maybe it"s all thanks to the sun above me," he said when asked about what lifestyle choices have contributed to his long life and good health. "I am always looking up towards the sky, that is how I am." Jiroemon Kimura, already the world"s oldest man, is now the world"s oldest person after DinaManfredini of Johnston, Iowa died on December 17 at the age of 115.  

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Authorities investigated the strange case of a man who was discovered dead in a standing up position.An unnamed friend of 35-year-old Andrew Evans had gone to visit him at his house when he noticed him through the window standing up in his kitchen. Calling to him but receiving no response, his friend went inside and found that he was dead. Evans had seemingly blacked out whilereaching up to fetch something down from a cupboard and had remained locked in that position.An investigation of what had happened later revealed that Evans had injured his head prior to his death, but due to excessive alcohol consumption had not been aware of it.

The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death but noted that the case was "bizarre". Andrew Evans was discovered by a friend, who visited him at his home in EastGrinstead, West Sussex, on May 10 this year.  

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