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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T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
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INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .
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A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
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Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
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Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .