A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF. Etherial beauty, Melynda Moon, 23, paid £250 to have her ears pointed to resemble the fanciful creatures from her favourite film, The Lord of the Rings. The human elf, from Guelph in Ontario, Canada has always felt like she comes from a different realm and believes she was a fairy in her past life. Ms Moon, who underwent the body modification in August 2011 changed her name by deed poll and admits she has always felt 'different'.
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A woman who was addicted to GREGGS has lost 9st after giving up her favourite food .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
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A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
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A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .