Dennis Avner, aka "Cat Man," arrives at a 2007 party for "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium" in New York. Avner died last year of an apparent suicide.
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Dennis Avner, aka "Cat Man," arrives at a 2007 party for "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium" in New York. Avner died last year of an apparent suicide.
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Filipino fashion designer Herbert Chavez underwent plastic surgery to transform himself into Superman. He had his nose thinned and a cleft made in his chin. He also had silicone injected for fuller lips, liposuction to flatten out his abdomen and implants to bulk up his buttocks and hips.
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Filipino fashion designer Herbert Chavez underwent plastic surgery to transform himself into Superman. He had his nose thinned and a cleft made in his chin. He also had silicone injected for fuller lips, liposuction to flatten out his abdomen and implants to bulk up his buttocks and hips.
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A man at Venezuela Tattoo Expo in January appears as "Satan," complete with apparent horns.
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A man at Venezuela Tattoo Expo in January appears as "Satan," complete with apparent horns.
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Tom Leppard -- the so-called "Leopard Man of Skye" -- shot to fame after becoming the world's most tattooed man -- a crown he held until recently. His entire body is covered with leopard spots.
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Tom Leppard -- the so-called "Leopard Man of Skye" -- shot to fame after becoming the world's most tattooed man -- a crown he held until recently. His entire body is covered with leopard spots.
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English freak and sideshow performer Horace Ridler exhibited himself as "The Great Omi" or "The Zebra Man." Ridler died in 1969.
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English freak and sideshow performer Horace Ridler exhibited himself as "The Great Omi" or "The Zebra Man." Ridler died in 1969.
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Annette Edwards, a British mother of 10, spent more than 10,000 pounds to transform herself into a real-life Jessica Rabbit, an animated character in the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
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Annette Edwards, a British mother of 10, spent more than 10,000 pounds to transform herself into a real-life Jessica Rabbit, an animated character in the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
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Showman Erik Sprague, also known as "The Lizardman" with his scales and forked tongue, poses for photographs during a 2012 interview in Madrid.
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Showman Erik Sprague, also known as "The Lizardman" with his scales and forked tongue, poses for photographs during a 2012 interview in Madrid.
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Maria Jose Cristerna poses for pictures during a 2011 news conference in Bogota, Colombia. The Mexican tattoo artist said she started to cover her body in tattoos, piercings, titanium implants and dental fangs to reinvent herself as a vampire, her reaction after suffering domestic violence.
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Maria Jose Cristerna poses for pictures during a 2011 news conference in Bogota, Colombia. The Mexican tattoo artist said she started to cover her body in tattoos, piercings, titanium implants and dental fangs to reinvent herself as a vampire, her reaction after suffering domestic violence.
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John (left), Marin (center) and Scorpion (right) pose with their "bagel heads" in Tokyo.
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John (left), Marin (center) and Scorpion (right) pose with their "bagel heads" in Tokyo.
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