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This dog may have been watching the National Geographic channel a lot where he picked up his skills to catch fish like wild bears do.

If you think those plastic keys in hotels all goes to dump sites, think again. In Manhattan in New York, Holiday Inn made a hotel made from plastic key cards. This hotel, named Key Card Hotel, opened for business on September 19th to September 21st and was built by Bryan Berg, the world record-holding 'card-stacker'.

This 400 sq ft, two-ton construction includes a guest bedroom, bathroom and lobby, all fully equipped with life-sized furniture.

Kevin Kowalski, senior vice president of global brand management at Holiday Inn, said: ‘The Key Card Hotel is a fun and interactive way to showcase the changes happening at our hotels and is the only structure of its kind to ever be created by a hotel brand.’

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Lin Tianzhuan of Shuimen, China, is dubbed the human coral reef. This is because of shell-like growths in his entire body - mostly in his hands and feet. These growths is similar to Dede's, "the Tree Man".

Luckily, doctors in Fuzhou Dermatosis Prevention Hospital were able to cure Lin's condition and he is now going into full recovery.

Before being treated, Lin became a hermit, hiding at the family home. His friends and neighbors are all scared of him and would avoid and stay away from him because of his condition.

"It started with a few hard bumps so I tried to apply antibiotics and creams but it didn't get better," he explained.

"Instead it just got worse. They grew and grew and soon they were all over my arms and legs, my back and even my head. Ii was as if I was turning to stone and it was terrifying," he added.

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If you're an avid fan of cycling but often get tired of doing so, then you need Joules, the bicycling robot. Joules sits on the back of a tandem bicycle and does the pedaling for both of you. How cool is that.

At 8 feet and 1 inch, Sultan Kösen currently is the world's tallest living man. His feat was recently recognized by the Guinness World Records and he is included in the book's 2010 edition. He beat Bao Xishun for the world record. Aside from the height, Kösen is also the current Guinness World Record holder largest hands, and largest feet, measuring 27.5 cm and 36.5 cm respectively.

A Turkish national, 26 years old Kösen began growing fast when he was 10 years old due pituitary gigantism after doctors discovered a tumor behind his eyes. His abnormal growth continued the tumor was removed in 2008.

His condition has caused other medical problems and gigantic height causes stress on his knees that he needs to use walking canes for most activities.

He said, "I am great at hanging curtains and changing light bulbs".

Check out this amazing butterfly wing patterns that make butterflies stand out from it's surroundings. Nature really has it's ways of showing off it's beauty.

Zebra Winged butterfly
Swallowtail butterfly
Peacock Pansy butterfly
Callicore Neglecta butterfly
Blue Morpho butterfly
Australian Birdwing butterfly
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This is a very sad movie clip taken from The Fragrant Spirit of Life film. This particular scene depicts the very bad effect of poverty to the siblings of three in a small village of Uganda, Africa and how the eldest sister take care of her malnourished and polio-stricken brothers.

If you think you got nothing to be thankful of, watch this video.