Spectacular Photographs From Breathtaking And Bizarre News Stories Of 2015

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    18-year-old, Adrianne Lewis from Michigan believes she has the world’s longest tongue at a whopping 4 inches.
    1/23 18-year-old, Adrianne Lewis from Michigan believes she has the world’s longest tongue at a whopping 4 inches.
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    4ft 5in dwarf basketballer, Jahmani Swanson, is known as the “Michael Jordan of dwarves”.
    2/23 4ft 5in dwarf basketballer, Jahmani Swanson, is known as the “Michael Jordan of dwarves”.
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    A man and his pet dog put in a hilarious synchronised dive in Malta.
    3/23 A man and his pet dog put in a hilarious synchronised dive in Malta.
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    A super-cell cloud mushroom forming with a blood orange sunset in the background is captured in Bledsoe, Texas.
    4/23 A super-cell cloud mushroom forming with a blood orange sunset in the background is captured in Bledsoe, Texas.
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    A surfer wipes out on a 12 metre-high wave in Maul, Hawaii.
    5/23 A surfer wipes out on a 12 metre-high wave in Maul, Hawaii.
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    A very flexible green tree from is captured doing a pull-up in Indonesia.
    6/23 A very flexible green tree from is captured doing a pull-up in Indonesia.
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    Bhupen Chandra Das, from Assam, India, attempts to break the world record for the most number of needles inserted in a human face.
    7/23 Bhupen Chandra Das, from Assam, India, attempts to break the world record for the most number of needles inserted in a human face.
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    Despite being born with no legs, Kaya Sesser form California was determined to become a successful model and sports personality.
    8/23 Despite being born with no legs, Kaya Sesser form California was determined to become a successful model and sports personality.
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    Adventurer, Sam Cossman, dons a custom proximity heat suit as he abseils down a huge lava lake in Vanuatu.
    9/23 Adventurer, Sam Cossman, dons a custom proximity heat suit as he abseils down a huge lava lake in Vanuatu.
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    Eda Maybury, 25, weighs 260lb, but is still able to move gracefully for her pole-dancing.
    10/23 Eda Maybury, 25, weighs 260lb, but is still able to move gracefully for her pole-dancing.
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    An elephant at the Sabi Sands Game Reserve tries to fight off a crocodile after the reptile clamped down on his trunk.
    11/23 An elephant at the Sabi Sands Game Reserve tries to fight off a crocodile after the reptile clamped down on his trunk.
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    Jaspreet Singh Kalra, from India, shows off his impressive – and creepy – flexibility.
    12/23 Jaspreet Singh Kalra, from India, shows off his impressive – and creepy – flexibility.
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    Joelison Fernandes, 29, suffers fro gigantism. Here he is with his girlfriend.
    13/23 Joelison Fernandes, 29, suffers fro gigantism. Here he is with his girlfriend.
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    A Lion scrambled up a tree after being confronted by a herd of buffalo. Taken in Maasai Mara, Kenya.
    14/23 A Lion scrambled up a tree after being confronted by a herd of buffalo. Taken in Maasai Mara, Kenya.
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    Meet Hulk, the 175lb dog from New Hampshire.
    15/23 Meet Hulk, the 175lb dog from New Hampshire.
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    Miraj, 11, works away at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    16/23 Miraj, 11, works away at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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    Pixee Fox, 25, had six ribs removed in order to look like Jessica Rabbit.
    17/23 Pixee Fox, 25, had six ribs removed in order to look like Jessica Rabbit.
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    Romario dos Santos Alves is a Brazilian bodybuilding enthusiast, and injected oil into his arms in order to look like the Incredible Hulk.
    18/23 Romario dos Santos Alves is a Brazilian bodybuilding enthusiast, and injected oil into his arms in order to look like the Incredible Hulk.
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    This is Thalia Almodavar from Queens, New York. No prizes for guessing who she makes a living impersonating.
    19/23 This is Thalia Almodavar from Queens, New York. No prizes for guessing who she makes a living impersonating.
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    Volcanic eruption at Mt. Etna’s Vorgaine crater in Sicily.
    20/23 Volcanic eruption at Mt. Etna’s Vorgaine crater in Sicily.
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    This image is made of from dozens of photographs, and creates a Biblical scene over Johannesburg, South Africa.
    21/23 This image is made of from dozens of photographs, and creates a Biblical scene over Johannesburg, South Africa.
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    World-record breaking Shemika Charles becomes the first person to shimmy under a car.
    22/23 World-record breaking Shemika Charles becomes the first person to shimmy under a car.
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    Zuly Sanguine applying her make-up in Bogota, Columbia. The 25-year-old suffers from a rare genetic condition which means she has no arms or legs.
    23/23 Zuly Sanguine applying her make-up in Bogota, Columbia. The 25-year-old suffers from a rare genetic condition which means she has no arms or legs.

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