The World's Tallest Man has saved 2 dolphins!

The World's Tallest Man has saved 2 dolphins!

Bao Xishun is a Mongolian herdsman that holds the Guinness World Record for being the tallest man alive, at 8'1". Of course with a tall body usually come pretty long arms. So veterinarians at an aquarium in north-east China called him when they could not figure out a way to help out a couple of dolphins.

The dolphins had swallowed plastic that was used around their pool and the veterinarians had been unsuccessful at recovering them from their stomachs. The dolphins had lost their appetite and suffered from depression. This is where Bao Xishun stepped in. Using his 1.06m arms, he reached into the dolphins' stomachs and grabbed the plastic out! The dolphins recovered their appetite and were expected to have a full recovery!

There is a breathable liquid!

There is a breathable liquid!

Perfluorohexane is a component in which hydrogen atoms from hexane are replaced by fluorine. It is mostly used as a solvent and coolant. However, one of the coolest things about this component is that due to its molecular structure, it allows space for gas molecules to be lodged into the liquid from the atmosphere. This means that there is oxygen lodged in between its molecules in a higher concentration than the atmosphere. This phenomenom allows for animals to continue breathing and not drown!

The uses for this property are not just a novelty. The liquid is used to treat burn victims, because their lungs can be filled with this liquid and avoid problems like pulmonary edema, which is caused when the inside of the lungs have been burnt.

If a test says a MAN is pregnant, he may have CANCER!

If a test says a MAN is pregnant, he may have CANCER!

There's a hormone called human chorionic gonadotrophin or hCG, which is produced by the developing embryo when women get pregnant. hCG helps control and regulate other development hormones. Because it appears so early into the pregnancy, it's used as an early indicator of pregnancy by over-the-counter pregnancy tests (the ones you pee on).

However, some types of cancer, including testicular cancer, also produce hCG. This means that if men pee on that same pregnancy stick, and test positive, it might be an indicator that they have developed testicular cancer! This puts the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Junior" in a completely different perspective!

The girlfriend of the founder of Match.com dumped him... for a man she met on Match.com!

The girlfriend of the founder of Match.com dumped him... for a man she met on Match.com!

Online dating is quickly becoming one of the most acceptable ways to start relationships. Match.com alone (a pay site) has over 1.8 million registered users! The site uses a complex algorithm that suggests people based not only on what people say they're looking for (hair color, age etc) but also on their browsing behavior on the site!

However, there was a time when online dating had a very negative connotation. Back in 1995, Gary Kremen saw potential for online dating and created Match.com. He faced a problem very early on... most people weren't dating online. He had EVERYONE on the company create a profile, including himself and his girlfriend, despite the fact that they were in a relationship. 

While this may have helped the company grow the number of users, it also backfired for Kremen. His girlfriend met another man on Match.com and left him for him! Kremen later said that while it was painful, at least it showed him that the site worked! What an optimist!

A Vietnamese woman "aged" 50 years in a few DAYS!

A Vietnamese woman "aged" 50 years in a few DAYS!

Nguyen Thi Phuong switched her medicine to treat an allergic reaction to seafood. She was only 23, and what she didn't know was that this would cause her skin to become sagged and wrinkly within a few days!

Doctors are still trying to figure out what happened. Their best theory is that she has a rare syndrome called Lipodystrophy. This syndrome causes the fatty tissue beneath the skin to disappear and make the skin saggy because it's still growing!

While they're still testing to see what the cause to her problem is, doctors think they might be able to restore about 50 to 70% of her skin. As of now, she still has the voice of a young woman, as well as black hair. They're the only visible signs that she's not 73!

A single CAT killed all mice in a Mexican island!

A single CAT killed all mice in a Mexican island!

The Angel Island mouse is a species of rodent that was found on the Mexican island of Ángel de la Guarda, and its nearby islands. Scientists believe that the species is probably extinct due to feral cats killing them off in those islands. 

However, it is believed that the entire population of an islet to the south of Ángel de la Guarda was killed off by ONE cat that was present in the island between 1998 and 1999! 

A postman built a CASTLE with the stones he collected on his route!

A postman built a CASTLE with the stones he collected on his route!

Ferdinand Cheval was a French postman who built one of the most extraordinary works of naïve art architecture in the world. He dropped out of school at age 13, and eventually became a postman.

One day, after he tripped on a rock, he got inspired by its shape and decided to begin collecting stones every day, as he delivered the mail. From that day on, he picked up rocks during the day, and worked on his palace at night. His construction takes inspiration from a lot of different styles, from Christianity to Hinduism.

It took him 33 YEARS to finish his creation, and he was so proud that he wanted to be buried in it. However, that was illegal in France. What did he do? He spent the next 8 years building a mausoleum for himself in the same way! He died a year after he finished and was buried there.