अज्ञात व्यक्तिले गोली चलाएर वीरेन्द्रको वंशनाश गरेको दाबी गरेका छन् । १९ जेठ २०५८ मा नारायणहिटीको त्रिभुवन सदन (घटनास्थल) मा ड्युटीमा रहेका तत्कालीन सैनिक हवल्दार लालबहादुर लम्तेरी मगरका अनुसार हत्याराले पहिलो गोली नै दीपेन्द्रलाई हानेको थियो ।
दरबार हत्याकान्डको तीन महिनापछि हत्याको अभियोगमा मुद्दा चलेर अहिले नख्खु कारागारमा रहेका लम्तेरी मगरले गत साता नयाँ पत्रिकासित लामो कुराकानी गरे । उनले यतिसम्म भने, ‘दीपेन्द्रको ढाडमा ६ राउन्ड र बायाँ कन्चटमा एउटा ब्रस्ट फायर भएको हो ।’
हरेक महिनाको अन्तिम शुक्रबार ‘गुड फ्राइडे’ मनाउने क्रममा त्यस रात (१९ जेठ २०५८) भोजमा सरिक तत्कालीन राजा वीरेन्द्रसहित उनको परिवारका पाँचैजना र नातेदारको पनि हत्या भएको थियो । सरकारले पहिले स्वचालित हतियार पड्किएको बताएको थियो भने पछि दीपेन्द्रले गोली चलाएर आफ्नै बाबु, आमा, भाइ र बहिनी मारेको प्रतिवेदन सार्वजनिक गरेको थियो ।
दीपेन्द्रले गोली चलाएका होइनन्, षड्यन्त्रपूर्वक वंश नै नाश गरेर दीपेन्द्रलाई दोषी बनाइएको हो भन्ने चर्चा जनमानसमा भए पनि घटनाका कुनै पनि प्रत्यक्षदर्शीले दीपेन्द्र हत्यारा होइनन् भनेर बयान दिएका थिएनन् । ‘दीपेन्द्रले होइन, नकाव लगाएर उनको जस्तै अनुहार बनाएको हतियारधारीले’ गोली चलाएको थियो भन्ने लम्तेरी घटनाको पहिलो ‘प्रत्यक्षदर्शी’ हुन् । उनका अनुसार नकावधारी तत्कालीन शाहजादा पारस शाहसँगै भित्र आएका थिए । ‘भोज चलिरहेको बेला पारस गाडीमा बाहिरए,’ लम्तेरीले भने, ‘केहीबरेपछि त्यही गाडीमा दीपेन्द्रको मुखुन्डोधारी भित्र आएको हो ।’
लम्तेरीले घटना हुँदा दीपेन्द्र आफ्नै खोपीमा रहेको पनि बताए । ‘मलाई नै थाहा छ- दीपेन्द्र सरकार नसा लागेर खोपीमा सुतेका थिए, नकावधारीले पहिलो गोली त्यहीँ चलाएका हुन्, त्यसपछि चारैतिरबाट गोली चल्यो, मचाहिँ केराघारीमा ल्यान्ड पोजिसनमा बसेर बचेँ ।’
लम्तेरी मगरका अनुसार दीपेन्द्र आफ्नै खोपीमा मरेका हुन् । ‘दुईजना एडिसीले लास उठाएर सैनिक प्रहरीको गाडीमा छाउनी पुर्याएका हुन् । दीपेन्द्र त्यतिबेलै मरिसकेका थिए,’ उनले भने ।
वीरेन्द्र र नीराजनको लास आफूले पनि उठाएको उनले बताए । ‘मैले पनि वीरेन्द्र र नीराजन सरकारको लास उठाएको हुँ,’ उनले भने, ‘वीरेन्द्र सरकारको लास लिएर सैनिक अस्पताल जानेमा म पनि थिएँ । सैनिक प्रहरीको गाडीमा म पछाडि बसेको थिएँ । बाटोमा वीरेन्द्रले सानो स्वरमा दुख्यो, दुख्यो भनेको मैले सुनेको हुँ । अस्पताल पुगेपछि के भयो थाहा छैन ।’
गोलीको वषर्ात्पछि सन्नाटा छाएको घटनास्थलमा पारस खालीखुट्टामै आएको उनले बताए । ‘ल अब हस्पिटल लैजानुपर्यो भनेका थिए पारसले,’ लम्तेरीले भने, ‘पारस र उनका परिवारलाई केही पनि भएको थिएन ।’
खोपीमा सुतेका दीपेन्द्र त्यहीँ मारिएको देखेका लम्तेरीले पछि दीपेन्द्र नै हत्यारा हुन् भन्दै प्रतिवेदन आएपछि आश्चर्यमा परेको बताए । दीपेन्द्र निर्दोष हुन् भन्दै उनले दरबारमा बिन्तीपत्र पनि हालेका थिए । ‘घटनाको साता दिनभित्रै जेठ २५ गते मसहित लेसनायक नरेन्द्र थापामगर, हवल्दार शिव कुँवर, नायक गुणबहादुर पुन र एउटा सिपाही भएर दरबारको प्रमुख सचिवालयमा बिन्तीपत्र हाल्यौं,’ लम्तेरीले भने, ‘हामीले बेनामी बिन्तीपत्रमा दीपेन्द्रबाट घटना भएको होइन, यसको निष्पक्ष छानबिन होस् भन्यौं ।’
आफ्नो अभिभावकजस्तो मान्छे दीपेन्द्र मारिएपछि ‘त्यतिसम्मको दुस्साहस’ गरेको उनले बताए । तर ‘कतैबाट पोल खुलेपछि २९ जेठमै आफ्नै हाकिमहरूद्वारा समातिएको’ उनले बताए । ‘पहिले दरबारमा आतंक मच्चाएको भन्दै समातियो, पछि एउटा होटलमालिकलाई मारेको भन्ने झुटो केस चलाएर मुद्दा हालियो ।’
आफू कलाकार पनि भएकोले दीपेन्द्रको प्यारो मान्छे भएको दाबी गर्दै उनले भने, ‘म सांगीतिक क्षेत्रको मान्छे, बाजा बजाउन, नाच्न, गाउन र खेल खेल्न सधैं अघि सर्थें, त्यसैले पनि दीपेन्द्र सरकारका लागि म निकै प्यारो मान्छे थिएँ ।’
उनले दीपेन्द्रलाई मुड भएको बेला खोपीमै गएर गीत गाउने गरेको पनि बताए । ‘गीत सुन्नुपर्यो भने त्यो डल्लुलाई बोलाऊ भन्ने हुकुम हुन्थ्यो । म खोपीमै जान्थें । गीत सुनाएर खुसी पार्थें,’ उनले भने ।
उनका अनुसार संगीतकार प्रवीण गुरुङलाई गाडीले किचेर मारेको आरोपमा तत्कालीन राजा वीरेन्द्रले पारसलाई कारबाही गर्न खोजेका थिए । ‘तर पारसको चुनौतीका कारण उनी (वीरेन्द्र) पछि हटे,’ उनले भने । लम्तेरी मगरका अनुसार प्रवीण गुरुङ मारिनुअघि श्रुतिले चलाएको कारको ठक्करले दरबारभित्रै तनहुँ घर भएका पुरानो गोरखगणका सिपाही मारिएका थिए । ‘ऊ ड्युटीमै उभिएको बेला गाडीको ठक्करले मर्यो । पछि बाहिर तालिमका बेला एम्बुसमा परेर मारियो भनेर परिवारलाई क्षतिपूर्ति दिइयो ।’ पारसले आफूलाई भन्दा अघि श्रुतिलाई कारबाही गर्न वीरेन्द्रलाई चुनौती दिएपछि वीरेन्द्र मत्थर भएको लम्तेरीले बताए ।
दरबार हत्याकान्ड दीपेन्द्रले नगराएको भन्ने बिन्तीपत्र लेखेको चार दिनमा पक्राउ गरिएका लालबहादुर सोह्रखुट्टेस्थित आरामदायी लजका मालिक उत्तमराज पाण्डेको हत्या अभियोगमा जेल परेका हुन् । उनी जन्मकैदको सजाय नख्खु जेलमा बसेर भोगिरहेका छन् । ‘म निर्दोष छु,’ उनले भने, ‘मलाई जेल हाल्ने कुनै आधार थिएन, तर म गरिबको छोरोलाई कानुनले पत्याएन ।’
उनको मुद्दा हेरेका अधिवक्ता भूमिनन्द चुँडालले पनि लम्तेरी निर्दोष रहेको जिकिर गरे । ‘लालबहादुरलाई जेल हाल्नुपर्ने कुनै आधार छैन,’ उनले नयाँ पत्रिकासँग भने, ‘उनलाई हत्याको अभियोग लगाइएको छ, तर त्यसको कुनै पनि प्रमाण छैन । ऊ सफाइ पाउनुपर्ने मान्छे हो ।’
नख्खु कारागारका जेलर चन्द्रप्रसाद देवकोटाले लालबहादुर कर्तव्य ज्यान मुद्दामा जेलमा रहेको बताए । देवकोटाका अनुसार उनी २ भदौ २०५८ देखि जेल छन् । जेलको रेकर्डअनुसार लम्तेरी पुरानो गोरखगणका सैनिक हुन् । लालबहादुरले आफूलाई सैनिक प्रहरीबाट नक्कली कागजात बनाएर पुरानो गोरखगणमा सरुवा मात्र होइन, घटुवा गरेर जेलमा हालिएका बताए ।
लम्तेरीको बयान
म लालबहादुर लम्तेरी मगर, घर पाल्पाको ठिमुरे हो । २०४९ सालमा सेनामा भर्ती भएर दरबारको सैनिक प्रहरीमा काम गर्न थालेको हुँ ।
म खेलाडी पनि थिएँ, गीत-संगीतमा त च्याम्पियन । ‘रोयल फेमिली’सँग एकदमै नजिक । दीपेन्द्र सरकारले मलाई यति माया गर्ने कि म कसरी भनौं ! कतिसम्म भने मेरी श्रीमती डेलिभरी हुँदा दीपेन्द्रबाट १० हजार रुपैयाँ बक्सिस प्रदान भएको थियो ।
दरबारमा काम गर्दा त मोजमस्ती थियो, खर्चको अभाव हुँदैनथ्यो । केही पर्यो भने पैसा पाइहाल्थें । दीपेन्द्र सरकारले त मलाई खोपीमै बोलाएर बाजा बजाउन लगाउने, पैसा दिने, बडो माया गर्ने ।
जागिर खाएको नौ वर्षमा मेरो जीवनमा ठूलो चोट पर्यो, मैले अनाहकमा दुःख पाएँ । महिनाको अन्तिम शुक्रबार शाही परिवारले जलपान गरेर ‘गुड प|mाइडे’ मनाउने चलन थियो । १९ जेठ २०५८ मा पनि जलपान आयोजना भयो दरबारमा । त्यो दिन म पनि बाहिरी ड्युटीमा थिएँ । दौरा, सुरुवाल, कोट र कालो टोपी लगाएर पेस्तोल भिरेर म ड्युटी गरिरहेको थिएँ । त्यतिबेला मलाई याद छ- नेपाल टेलिभिजनमा सन्तोष पन्तको ‘हिजो आजका कुरा’ कार्यक्रम आउँथ्यो ।
अबेरसम्म जलपान भइरहेको थियो । त्यहीबीचमा पारस गाडीमा बाहिरिए । एकैछिनपछि उनको गाडीमा केही मान्छे भित्र छिरे, पारस पनि छिरे । यो दृश्य त्रिभुवन सदनमा गार्ड बस्ने अरू सैनिकले पनि देखेका छन् । त्यसपछि फायरिङको आवाज आयो ।
दीपेन्द्र सरकार नसाले लठ्ठ भएर आफ्नै खोपीमा सुतेको मलाई पनि थाहा छ । भित्र जान हामीलाई अनुमति थिएन । आदेशबिना दायाँबायाँ गर्न पनि नपाइने । दरबारको ड्युटी फेरि निकै कडा हुन्छ क्या ! मैले थाहा पाएँ, पहिलो फायर दीपेन्द्र सरकारको खोपीमा भयो । त्यहाँ सात फायर भएपछि त जलपान भएको ठाउँमा एकैचोटि गोली चल्यो । बाहिर पनि । दीपेन्द्रको मुखुन्डो लाएको हतियारधारीले गोली चलायो । वीरेन्द्रका परिवारलाई ताकी-ताकी हान्यो उसले । दीपेन्द्रलाई त ब्रस्ट फायर भयो । बाहिरसमेत गोली चलेपछि ज्यान जोगाउन मुस्किल भो । म त्रिभुवन सदनअगाडि बगैंचामा लुकें ।
गोली रोकिएपछि पारस खालीखुट्टा आइपुगे, खुट्टामा जुत्ता, चप्पल केही थिएन । उनले आउनेबित्तिकै भने- ल भाइ हो, हस्पिटल लानुपर्छ । त्यसपछि घाइते र लास उठाउन थालियो । म पनि लास उठाउन गएको थिएँ । मैले वीरेन्द्र सरकार र नीराजनलाई उठाएँ । ऐश्वर्यको चिउँडो छेडेर गोली चलेको रहेछ । चिउँडो त पंखामा झुन्डिएको रहेछ ।
अस्पताल जाँदासम्म सास भएको अवस्थामा वीरेन्द्र सरकार र श्रुति थिए । धीरेन्द्रको बारेमा मलाई थाहा भएन । वीरेन्द्रको मृत्यु भइसकेको थिएन । वीरेन्द्रलाई हालिएको सैनिक प्रहरीको गाडीमा पछाडि बसेर म पनि छाउनी अस्पताल गएको थिएँ । म सम्झिन्छु, अस्पताल पुग्ने बेलासम्म वीरेन्द्र दुख्यो, दुख्यो भनेर सानो स्वरमा भनिरहेका थिए ।
सैनिक अस्पताल पुर्याइए पनि वीरेन्द्र सरकारलाई तत्कालै उपचार गरिएन, ऐश्वर्यको मुख नभएकोले प्लास्टिक सर्जरी भयो । हामीले धेरै हेर्न पाएनौं । हामी त हाकिमको आदेशअनुसार अस्पतालबाट फक्र्यौं । त्यसपछि के गरियो थाहा भएन ।
मैले आफैं देखेको, दीपेन्द्रको पहिले नै हत्या भइसकेको थियो । तर, दीपेन्द्रलाई दोषी बनाएपछि मेरो मन धेरै रोयो । म र साथीहरूले जेठ २५ गते १२ बजेतिर बिन्तीपत्र तयार गर्यौं र ४ बजेतिर प्रमुख सचिवालयमा दर्ता गर्यौं । सायद हाम्रो रेकर्ड सचिवालयमा होला अहिले पनि । बिन्तीपत्र हाल्नेमा म अगुवा थिएँ । बिन्तीपत्र दिनेमा लेसनायक नरेन्द्र थापामगर, हवल्दार शिव कुँवर, नायक गुणबहादुर पुन र अर्का एक सिपाही थियौं ।
हामीले बिन्तीपत्र दिएपछि त त्यहाँ हलचल भएछ । हामीले भनेका थियौं- दरबार हत्याकान्डमा युवराज दीपेन्द्र सरकार दोषी होइनन् । पहिलो फायर नै उनीमाथि भएको हो । त्यसकारण निष्पक्ष छानबिन होस् ।
बिन्तीपत्र हालेको चार दिनमा दरबारमा आतंक मच्चाएको भन्दै मलाई पक्राउ गरियो । २९ जेठमा ड्युटी सकेर खाना खाएर कोठामा पल्टिन लाग्दा निर्मल निवास (सदन- हाम्रो भाषामा) को फौज आएर मलाई समात्यो ।
मलाई आँखामा कालोपट्टी बाँधेर क्वार्टर गार्डमा (हिरासतमा) राखियो । जबकि मेरो दोष केही पनि थिएन । आँखामा पट्टी बाँधेर नेपाली कागजहरूमा ल्याप्चे लगाउन लगाइयो ।
एक सातापछि मलाई हनुमानढोकामा लगेर बुझाइयो । त्यसपछि मलाई एक महिनाजति झुलाइयो । कहिले सैनिक हेडक्वार्टर, कहिले प्रहरी हेडक्वार्टर, कहिले कता लगेर एक महिना झुलाइयो ।
दरबारभित्रको सैनिक हिरासतमा रहँदा मलाई ल्याप्चे लगाउन लगाइयो । पछि थाहा भयो, मलाई पुरानो गोरखगणमा सरुवा गरेर सिपाहीमा घटुवा गरेको कागज बनाइएछ । र, सैनिक प्रहरीमा रहेको मेरो कागजात सबै खतम पारिएछ । एक महिनाअघि समातेर मलाई एक महिनापछि भएको घटनामा फसाइयो ।
२ साउन २०५८ मा सोह्रखुट्टेको आरामदायी लजका मालिक उत्तमराज पाण्डेको हत्या भएको रहेछ । मैले जेलमा बसेपछि सुनेअनुसार दरबारका एक क्याप्टेनले पाण्डेलाई गोली ठोकेर मारेका रहेछन् । पाण्डे नवलपरासीका रहेछन् भन्ने मलाई फसाइएको नक्कली कागज हेरेर थाहा पाएँ । तर, कुन केसमा पाण्डेलाई किन मारियो भन्ने मलाई केही थाहा थिएन किनकि म त एक महिनाअघि नै पक्राउ परिसकेको थिएँ ।
मलाई ५ भदौ २०५८ मा पुर्पक्षका लागि भनेर जेल हालियो । जेलमा बसेर मुद्दा लडें । सुरुमा वकिल भूमिनन्द चुँडाल र पछि तारा खनालको सहयोग लिएँ । १३ फागुन २०६० मा काठमाडौं जिल्ला अदालतले मलाई दोषी ठहर गर्यो । र, म जेल परें ।
म हिरासतमा बस्दा शाही रक्षक बाहिनीका बाहिनीपति सुदर्शन खड्का, पारसका हितैषी अनुप सिंह मलाई भेट्न आइरहन्थे । उनीहरू भन्थे- दरबार तिमीप्रति पोजिटिभ छ । हामी छुटाउन पहल गरिरहेका छौँ ।
तर, दरबारले मेरो जिन्दगी बर्बाद बनाइदियो । बिन्तीपत्र हाल्ने मेरा साथीहरूलाई पनि समातियो भन्ने थाहा पाएँ, तर उनीहरू अहिले मरे-बाँचेको मलाई थाहा छैन ।
यो पनि लेखिदिनुस्- दरबार हत्याकान्डमा सैनिकहरू पनि मारिएका छन् । मलाई यकिन विवरण त छैन, तर छानबिन गरे थाहा हुन्छ । मारिएका परिवारलाई अरू केही वहानामा क्षतिपूर्ति दिइएको हुन सक्छ, तर हत्याकान्डमा सैनिक मारिएका छन् । सत्यतथ्य खोजी गर्ने हो भने पारसलाई समातेर बयान लिनुपर्छ । सबै कुरा थाहा हुन्छ । सरकारले चाहने हो भने दरबार हत्याकान्डको बारेमा निष्पक्ष छानबिन गर्न अझै पनि सक्छ ।
A 72-year-old man from western Nepal is hoping to prove to Guinness World Records that he's the world's shortest man.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi claims to be only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall. Guinness World Records currently recognizes Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall, as the shortest man in the world.
Dangi's nephew Dolak Dangi said Tuesday that his uncle would meet with Guinness officials in the capital, Katmandu, in the next few days to be measured.
Guinness World Records did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Another Nepalese man, Khagendra Thapa Magar, was known as the world's shortest man, at 26.4 inches (67 centimeters), before Balawing took over the title on his 18th birthday in June.
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| Chandra Bahadur Dangi |
A woman in UK suffers from a rare medical
condition that makes her allergic to water. In fact, her disorder is so
pronounced that even a drop of saliva can make her break out into angry and
itchy hives.
This
disorder makes it very difficult for her to even receive a kiss from her
fiancé.
Anyone who
suffers from Aquagenic urthicaria cannot swim, enjoy long relaxing baths, get
caught in the rain, play sports or enjoy cold drinks, said the website.
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| 24-year-old Rachel Prince |
The
24-year-old Rachel Prince, who suffers from this condition misses the intimacy
in her relationship. Whenever she receives a kiss, she has to immediately wipe
the saliva off her cheeks so that she does not get an allergic reaction.
Despite her trying
condition, Prince feels her fiance is very loving and makes up by buying her
gifts. Prince might have to face another hurdle on her wedding day when it is
time for the groom to kiss the bride!
grows up.
Second Condition:
The
26-year-old is allergic to water – and can’t even shed a tear without getting a
rash.
Ms Dell
suffers from aquagenic urticaria, which means she can’t bathe, watch weepy
films or even go out in the rain.
Katie was
diagnosed with aquagenic urticaria – so rare it affects only about 35 people in
the entire world – two years ago. “I can’t even watch a weepy rom-com. If I
feel I’m going to cry, I turn the TV off,” said Katie. “I’ve missed the end of
so many films.”
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| 26 years old katie |
And her
husband Andy has to help her shower. Katie said: “I have to be really quick, so
he washes my hair while I wash my body. I can’t go anywhere for about two hours
afterwards because it’s too painful.”
Her
condition erupted after she had her tonsils out at 16. “By 20 I wanted to dig
my nails into my skin – but doctors thought I was telling fibs,” she said. “I
was so glad when I got the diagnosis. They think the penicillin I had may have
altered my histamine levels.”
10. Kiwano
Kiwanos are a strange melon/cucumber relative originally from New Zealand. The outside looks more like something from an 80s side-scroller than a fruit, and the inside is even more bizarre. Usually when something is that green, it is oozing out of a dead alien, and to be honest, isn’t real. But they are.
9. Dragon Fruit
Also known as Pitaya, the dragon fruit lives up to its name in appearance. From the outside, it looks like a decorative modern art flame, and on the inside, well, that is what I figured a dragon must look like on the inside. They originally come from Mexico and New Mexico, but are pretty popular in the eastern world now and grown heavily in the islands of Indonesia, up across South East Asia, in Australia and even as far as Israel.
It is the fruit of a cactus, and is described as having a very watermelon like taste, despite looking like vanilla ice cream studded with dead fruit flies.
8. Durian
Ahh, durian. Alternately known as “The King of Fruit” and “The fruit that smells like rotting garbage and onions.”its description is from Richard Sterling and quoted on Wikipedia as this:
“Its odor is best described as pig-sh*t, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away.”
The same page also mentions that they have also been described as smelling like civet, sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray and used surgical swabs. Yum. Some people are absolutely in love with it, and apparently a variety of animals including tigers can’t get enough of stale vomit encased in a fruity hedgehog, but the people in Singapore seem to have the right idea; the fruit is banned from all public transportation.
7. Buddha’s Hand
Buddha’s hand is a citrus fruit with little real “fruit” to it, being mostly citron scented rind, in the form of awful looking yellow fingers. It is easily the most horrible looking thing bearing the name “Buddha” unless some sick bastard named a rotting carcass after Siddhartha.
People don’t generally eat them, because of the lack of actual fruit in it, but they use them to perfume rooms because they put out a pretty powerful citrusy fragrance, however since their pith (the bitter white part of the citrus peel) is actually not bitter, the “fingers” are sometimes cut off and used in fish dishes or salads.
6. Passion Fruit
While passion fruits aren’t exactly rare these days, they still kind of freak me out, and they are odd looking. They are originally South American and the skins have been shown to contain trace amounts of cyanogenic glycosides, which is to say microscopic amounts of really nasty poison, but then again so do apple seeds, so don’t sweat it.
People are almost as psycho about passion fruit as they are durian, although not smelling like a corpse suggests that they may be on to something. Here’s a fun bit of trivia: Guess how the Passion Fruit got its name? Well, before the fruit was named, the flower was called the “Passion Flower”. Do the flower and fruit inspire lust? Do they keep couples together through tough times? Or rather, did the flowers remind the first Europeans to discover them think of Jesus being tortured (the Passion)and named them after that? Hint, it had nothing to do with love.
5. Screw Pine
I love anything where the name could get a kid in trouble for saying it in school, which includes the word “screw” and anything that sounds like “ass.” Screw pines also go by the more boring name of Pandanus… okay, so “Panda anus” is a winner too. The fruit is used for everything from dyes to food. Not the most exciting thing on the list, but it certainly has the most fun name.
4. Rambutan
I’ll be honest with you; rambutan reminds me of a vegetarian testicle. Sorry for that, but I aim for honesty in my writing and it looks like some weird critter from Australia carries them around to make babies and possibly drink from. It hails from Southeast Asia and is popular for jams and jellies, and the mildly poisonous seeds are sometimes roasted and eaten (roasting them apparently makes them safe).
3. Akebia Quinata
These fruit look like they are just as likely to eat you as you are it. The sausage shaped pods are filled with edible goo that looks like it should be bursting with flies, but they come from chocolate scented flowers, which means they may not be half bad. The stem of the plant is used as a diuretic because it contains 30% potassium salts, and New Zealand has banned the sale of the plant because it is apparently a virulent pest that likes to squeeze out competing flora.
2. Atemoya
Atemoya are a hybrid made from Sugar Apples and Cherimoya. Much like the durian, they look like you could shove it onto the end of a stick and smite foes with them, but they are actually smooth and soft like the sherimoya. They are described as tasting like a pina colada with vanilla, which actually sounds quite delightful. Oh, and because nothing tropical seems to be without a horrific dark side, the seeds are inedible and poisonous. Also, the flowers have a weird behavior; from 2 to 4 PM, they are female, and on alternating days, from 3 to 5 they are male. This fruit is a lot like Cillian Murphy in Peacock.
1. Snakeskin Fruit
Some fruit names are deceptive; Breadfruit tastes nothing like bread, and road apples couldn’t look less like a road if they tried. (They taste awful, too.) This one pretty much hits the nail on the head. I will take my vegetable matter without disturbing scales, thank you very much. Pinching the end of the fruit causes the skin to slough off, and the pieces of fruit resemble garlic. The flavor is described as sweet and acidic, that is if you can get past the fact that it looks like garlic from the plant the lizard people in V came from.
In March
last year, 55-year-old Craig Lewis died of heart failure caused by
the formation in the tissues of the body of specific proteins, and even the
installation of a pacemaker could not save his life.
But two
doctors from the “Texas Institute of Surgery of the Heart” have developed a
revolutionary solution to this problem is to install the device of “continuous
flow“, which allows blood to circulate through the body, even in the absence of
pulse.
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Dr Billy
Cohn and Dr Bud Frazier installed the device after removing Mr Lewis’ heart.
Within a day, the patient was up and speaking with physicians.
Now, Lewis
could be regarded as a first human without a heart walked
the earth. Not only that, the artificial heart to make this man had
no pulse. This is because the workings of artificial heart was
beating like a heart that is not original, but simply pumping blood
continuously without stopping. But however it turns out, as long as
it works, Lewis will stay alive even without a heartbeat and pulse.
Which is
worrying because it has no heartbeat or pulse, if this man suddenly collapsed,
and the people who helped him did not know the medical history, could have a
direct say Lewis died. Though he was still alive. Imagine the chaos if he
suddenly woke up in the morgue at night in the hospital.
World’s most expensive bikini is made of over 150 carats
of the flawless diamonds, including a 51 carat Pear Shape, a 30 carat Emerald
Cut, a pair of 15 carat Rounds, all set in platinum. This must be one of the
most moronic things that were ever made. I am aware that rich people will put
diamonds on everything, just to show they can, but this is just too much!
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| Bikini worth 10 million |
I always thought rich people spend their money on
expensive yachts, mansions with servants, artwork… But it turns out, their main
preoccupation is how to make everything bling. It’s good to know… This time,
next year, I’ll be a millionaire and I’ll put diamonds on everything from my
doorknob to my toilet paper holder!
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| bikini worth 10 million |
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| Diamond Lingerie |
A normal person have only four limbs(two hand and
two legs).But there are some exceptions .These photos are of eight year old
Kumar Paswan from a remote Indian village who has an astonishing medical condition.
He was born with a parasitic twin. The twin stopped developing in the
womb before it separated fully from Kumar and has left him with seven limbs. He
has launched an appeal for the thousands of pounds needed for an operation to
remove the parasite.
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| Kumar Paswan |
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| Kumar Paswan |
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| Boy with seven Limbs |
Fritz's Railroad Restaurant is a family-friendly restaurant in Kansas City dedicated to trains, the city’s original form of transportation. At Fritz’s patrons order their food by telephone and it's brought to their tables by an overhead train. the real reason for visiting Fritz's is to come in for the railroad atmosphere. Electric trains run around the the edge of the ceiling. There are railroad style whistles for sale and children 12 and under get a free cardboard engineer's hat.
Orders at Fritz's Railroad Restaurant are called in from the booths on a telephone. A server brings the drinks, but the food is delivered by "Skat Cat" on the overhead track. A mechanical arm stops your order at the platform above your table, which then lowers to deliver your food. This rig is a bit noisy and everyone watches when a meal is delivered.Burgers are the main feature of the menu, with 11 to choose from. They are rather small, but options with 2 or 3 patties are available. Other choices include various hot dogs; grilled chicken, tenderloin and fish sandwiches; or grilled cheese.
The food at Fritz's Railroad Restaurant is mostly average (about what you get at a drive-in), with two exceptions: the chili and the shakes. The shakes are hand made and good, though there are only 4 or 5 flavors to choose from. The chili is very meaty (about like a sloppy Joe) and has few beans. It is spicy but not too "hot."Fritz's Railroad Restaurant is fun for a quick lunch or snack. Its a cliché, but Fritz's does appeal to kids of all ages.
Fritz's has two other locations at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri and Shawnee, Kansas. But this original location (since 1954!) has more charm and faster service. I was not impressed by the food when I tired the recently opend Shawnee location.One warning, the three tables closest to the front counter do not have their food delivered by railroad.
There is no man who does not know Venice – a city of palaces and canals. But not everyone knows that there is a village in the Netherlands, which is also known as the Venice of the Netherlands this city is located on the water.
The village was founded by a group of fugitives from the Mediterranean region around AD 1230. It became well known in 1958 when it was featured in the film Fanfare, made by Dutch filmmaker Bert Haanstra.
The village owes it characteristic appearance to peat digging. The peat diggers dug up the peat-soil at the places that most suited them, mixed it in a trough and spread it out on the land to dry. This led to the formation of large and small lakes. To transport the peat, ditches and canals were excavated. Many houses are as it were built on little islands, reached through a high bridge. The villagers use small boats with a quiet electric motors known as whisper boats, and wooden bridges are used to connect one island with another.
Giethoorn became famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra made his famous comedy "Fanfare" there.
Giethoorn became famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra made his famous comedy "Fanfare" there.
1.Argyria: Blue Skin, a real-life Smurf
A condition caused by the ingestion o fsilver, the Argyria's most dramatic symptom is that the skin becomes blue or bluish-grey colored. On 2008, ABC reporters interviewed Paul Karason, 40 year-old who's skin turned blue after he used collodial silver to ease his ailments. It started a decade ago, when he saw an ad in a new-age magazine promising health and rejuvenation through colloidal silver. Karason sent away for a kit for making colloidal silver-- a home brew of microscopic silver particles suspended in water. For a while, he was drinking at least 10 ounces a day as a cure of arthrities . "I had arthritis in my shoulders so bad I couldn't pull a T-shirt off. And the next thing I knew, it was just gone." he explained the media, but these claims have no basis in science and after a couple of months, his whole skin turned blue. "I kind of how
would fade off!" But it didn't fade off. Argyria is permanent.
2.Meet the tree woman
After a severe Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV) infection,Dede koswara, a 35-year-old Indonesian fisherman, was dubbed the "tree man" because of the gnarled warts all over his body. He first noticed the warts on his body after cutting his knee as a teenager. Over time, Dede was sacked from his job, deserted by his wife and shunned by neighbours as the horn-like extensions covered much of his body and stopped him working. He has two children. After his case received widespread publicity, donations from the public and government help allowed him to get treatment, and in 2008, six kilos of warts were surgically removed from his body.
1. The Human Werewolf Syndrome
Well known among skin conditions, Hypertrichosis is a medical conditionthat causes excessive growth of hair in areas where hair does not normally grow. It may be present over the entire body, or you could have it in only one or more areas. Some individuals will be born with the condition and others will develop it later on in life. Congenital Hypertrichosis is very rare. In fact, it is so rare that there have been only 50 verified cases since the Middle Ages. On 2008, the press interviewed Pruthviraj Patil, an 11-year-old indian boy who's face and body are covered with hair. He rarely leaves his home village in India because of the cruelty of strangers. Pruthviraj’s family has tried homeopathy, traditional Indian Ayurvedic remedies even laser surgery without success, and he's now appealing to doctors to help him find a permanent cure since even after laser treatment the hair grows back.
4.Blaschko's lines: strange stripes all over the body
An extremely rare and unexplained phenomenon of human anatomy,Blaschko's lines were first presented in 1901 by German dermatologist Alfred Blaschko. Neither a specific disease nor a predictable symptom of a disease, Blaschko's lines are an invisible pattern built into
diseases of the skin or mucosa manifest themselves according to these patterns, creating the visual appearance of stripes. The cause of the stripes is thought to result from mosaicism; they do not correspond to nervous, muscular, or lymphatic systems. What makes them more remarkable is that they correspond quite closely from patient to patient, usually forming a "V" shape over the spine and "S" shapes over the chest, stomach, and sides.
5.Dermatographia: overly sensitive skin
Dermatographia is a rare condition where the skin is overly sensitive to minor injuries; even light scratches will cause it to become red and raised. The person's immune system exhibits hypersensitivity, via skin, that releases excessive amounts of histamine, causing capillaries to dilate and welts to appear (lasting about thirty minutes) when the skin’s surface is lightly scratched. In 2008, neatorama featured artist Ariana Page Russell, who decided to use her medical condition as the basis for art, with some amazing results. 
