Tonight on TLC: The 650-pound virgin

July 12, 2009 @ 8:43 am

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Tonight at 8PM EST on TLC, a documentary called “The 650-pound Virgin” will air which follows the life of David Smith and his journey that resulted in him losing over 400 pounds in just 26 months.

With the help of a personal trainer, David was able to lose on average about 15 pounds a month. The documentary will also show how David Smith underwent surgery several times to remove the excess skin that was left from his massive weight loss. So far, he has had 3 operations to remove extra skin and doctors believe he will need 1 or 2 more to get things to a normal state.

David Smith appeared on the Today Show on Friday (July 10) to promote the show. Check out the embedded video segment below.

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Abby & Brittany are two people in one body

May 1, 2009 @ 12:46 pm

This documentary segment aired back in 2006 when Abigail and Brittany were turning 16 and just getting their driver’s license. Abby and Brittany are unique in their circumstances because they are one of only a few number of cases of conjoined twins that have apparently lived long enough to enter into adulthood. The two of them share one body but each control one side with the ability to do completely separate things without creating much disturbance to the other. In addition, the two have a remarkable ability to work together on a number of things including clapping, typing, and driving a car.

Believe it or not, Wikipedia has a list of their organ distributions. [via]

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