It is believed that there are things that a person cannot do in principle. For example, lift huge weights without training, never sleep, eat inedible objects, live without a brain, see without eyes … However, history confirms: such cases do occur. Not so often, but not so rare as to talk about an exception to the rule …
During the war, one pilot had a jammed steering control. The cause was a bolt caught in the mechanism. Pulling the handle with all his might, the pilot miraculously managed to straighten the plane. Subsequently, the mechanics determined that in order to rip off the notorious bolt, it was required to apply a weight of at least 500 kilograms …
In a Russian village, a house somehow caught fire. His mistress was an old woman named Matryona. She was half-deaf and half-blind, and also barely moved … Meanwhile, in front of the neighbors, the old woman climbed over a high fence with a huge chest in her hands, which she saved from the fire and in which there was all her good … Later several men tried to lift it - and failed…
The most famous case is the following. The woman was walking with the child, was distracted for a second - the baby ran out onto the road and was hit by a car. Seeing this, the mother rushed to him - and lifted the car, saving her child …
But Al Herpin from the American town of Trenton, New Jersey, went without sleep. In the 40s of the last century, he was already about 90 years old, and in his house there was no bed or other sleeping place. The old man simply didn't need it. He claimed that he had not slept since birth, at least since he remembered himself. The man was repeatedly examined by doctors, but they did not find any abnormalities. In old age, he had a good appetite and health, mental abilities were average. Of course, Al Herpin was tired, but in order to bounce back, he just had to sit in a chair with a book.
And the Frenchman Michel Lotito became famous for the fact that he could eat any objects. While still a child, he "ate" the TV piece by piece, and from the age of fifteen he began performing on the stage, eating metal, glass and rubber. Once Lotito devoured an entire plane, however, it took two whole years. So he got into the Guinness Book of Records.
A man came to one of the New York hospitals with a complaint of slight malaise. During the examination, about 250 foreign objects were found in his body, many of which were made of metal. For example, keys … When asked how it all got into his stomach, the patient refused to answer.
In 1968, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, Robert Beamon won the athletics competition, who jumped almost 9 meters. However, this record was subsequently broken. By the way, according to available information, in 500 BC in Ancient Greece, the athlete Fail jumped almost 17 meters in length. Try it yourself - and you will understand that it is practically unattainable …
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It is known that even minor damage to the cerebral cortex can be fatal. And you can't live without a brain at all. However, this is debatable. So, in 1935, a child was born in New York, who looked no different from other babies. However, he passed away after only 26 days. An autopsy revealed that his brain was completely missing! But how then did he manage to be born alive and live for some more time?
The famous psychiatrist and neuropathologist Cesare Lombroso in his book "What After Death" tells about the case of a 14-year-old girl who, having become blind, gained the ability to see with her left earlobe and nose. Doctors conducted experiments with her, during which they blindfolded the girl just in case. Despite this, the subject read the texts and distinguished colors well. In addition, when a bright light was turned on, she blinked, and when a finger was brought to the tip of her nose, she jumped aside, screaming that they wanted to blind her …
Apparently, the girl's other senses have also "shifted". So, she did not react at all to the smell of ammonia, which was brought to her very nose, but as soon as the bottle of ammonia was brought to her chin, she experienced a strong painful sensation.
What is the solution to such phenomena. Perhaps we use only a small part of the reserves of our body, the researchers believe, and besides, we set limits for ourselves … In an extreme situation or as a result of the confluence of some circumstances, the capabilities of the organism can significantly expand, which seems to us a miracle …
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