Archive for December, 2006

HORNED HUMANS REVISITED

This 88 year-old horned man from Zheng Zhou, China shows a great example of cortex hyperplasia. The condition results in ‘horn-like’ growths. If should be noted that such horns are technically not really horns at all. Still, what else could one possibly call it?
The horn began to grow about 4 months ago [...]

MARTIN LAURELLO - The Human Owl

The gentleman depicted is Martin Laurello, born Martin Emmerling, and he hailed from Nuremburg, Germany. He was an anatomical wonder, able to turn his head 180 degrees. How he accomplished this feat is unknown, however I have seen this trait duplicated. In fact, I recall seeing a video of a U.S soldier performing the same [...]

ALFRED LANGEVIN - Smokes Thru His Eyes

At least twice a month I receive a link to the video below. I suppose it is time I shed some light on the figure depicted in the clip.
The Eye Smoker
The name of this gentleman is Alfred Langevin. At the time of the video, he resided in Detroit, Michigan but was under the employ of [...]