World's Most Extraordinary People ... And Me

Ever wondered if a seven-year-old can bench press double his own bodyweight? Or who holds the record for the biggest enhanced breasts? Mark Dolan knows -- he's actually met these people in his quest to discover the world's most extraordinary person. Inspired by the hit Channel Four series, Mark Dolan sets off on a journey to discover what it is really like to be totally unique. He immerses himself in the lives of child geniuses, meets the world's fattest pets, the world's hairiest man, the tallest woman and then of course there's Maxi. Maxi has the largest breast implants in the world. But what is that like to be so different? Do these people enjoy the limelight or detest being gawped at? Are their differences a blessing or a curse? In a world obsessed with extremes, are these people really just like us? Why do so many of these people choose to revel in their abnormalities, even make careers out of them? Funny, enlightening and often astonishing, The World's Most Extraordinary People! and Me lifts the lid on some of the most engaging, fascinating and truly special human beings to be found anywhere in the world.

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