They have toured 4 continents, 57 countries and still craving for a cycling trip across Asia in November 2008. Pat and Catherine Patterson at 62 and 48 in 2002 respectively, had begun their "world tour" four years ago. The couple sold their real-estate company and cars, bought a new home and let that up for rent, and gave their furniture to their children. They had set out for a journey "leaving it all behind". It was way ... Read More

Just imagine a free fall from a plane without a parachute, obviously the height of insanity – Travis Alan Pastrana turns it to reality. Born on October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland, this intrepid motor-driver has several records to his name. Pastrana won the sport's Freestyle MotoX world championship at age 14. Moreover, the expert rider’s achievements include X Games gold medals in a number of events – motocross, freestyle motocross, supercross and rally. Pastrana’s ... Read More

Dede shows the warty "roots" growing out of his arms and feet. PICTURE: DISCOVERY CHANNEL Strange enough an Indonesian fisherman with tree-like roots protruding from feet and arms - vexed medical experts, until hopes were revived by an American doctor. Dede had warty roots growing on his limbs after a knee cut in teenage accident. It was from a Discovery Channel documentary that American dermatologist Dr. Anthony Gaspari of the University of Maryland came to know ... Read More

Contesting for the best-looking bottoms in the world, 19-year-old women Kristina Dimitrova and a 24-year-old Andrei Andrei, the male counterpart made it to the crown. The jury declared the Bulgarian Kristina and Romanian Andrei, the women and men as world backside champions of the backside beauty contest sponsored by a lingerie firm. Besides a hefty 10,000-euro (14,400-dollar) cash prize, each winner acquired a contract for the company's next international advertising campaign. What is more, they ... Read More

He was born without limbs but not without hope – Nick Vujicic is the Director of "Life without Limbs" and acts as a motivational speaker inspiring millions of physically disabled persons. Born to a devout Christian family in Melbourne, Australia on 4th December 1982, Nick was a congenital amputee, missing both arms at shoulder level and had one small foot with two toes. Nick’s life had many hardships, more so at his school. On being bullied ... Read More

Luck has always been on his side or vice versa, the Croatian music teacher Frane Selak (born in 1929) is well known for as many fatal accidents as spectacular escapes. The first of his numerous near-death experiences began on a cold January day in 1962, when Selak was on a train to Dubrovnik. Seldom had Selak thought where he was heading until odyssey terminated, with the train suddenly plunging into the icy river killing 17 ... Read More