All news by author: Lee Bullen

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Huge 'Harbringer of Doom' oarfish caught by fisherman - but it's an ominous sign
A huge sea beast which Japanese folklore suggests signals an impending earthquake or tsunami has been caught by fishermen a few miles from Phuket, Thailand
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Man has difficulty swallowing - before doctors make terrifying realisation
WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGES: A 55-year-old man was admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore and doctors discovered why he was having difficulty swallowing after spotting some tentacles inside his mouth
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Mum gives birth to 200-million-to-one identical triplet girls without using IVF
Melany Basualdo, who is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, had Damaris, Aymara and Emily, naturally without IVF and has spoken of her "complicated" routine they share
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Celebrity beauty therapist who worked with the stars dies after cancer battle
Gloria Hincapié, who had body contour spas situated all over the US and South America and was famous for developing the Hincapié Technique, died after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in October last year
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Two women have savage fight in plush hotel as one accidentally exposes boobs
The was a calamitous end for the warring women, who got into a brutal fight at a five-star hotel in Miami, Florida, where rooms can cost over £1,000 a night
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Actress and model Poonam Pandey dies suddenly of cancer age 32 shocking fans
The death of model and Bollywood star Poonam Pandey at the age of 32 has shocked fans
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Mysterious fanged creature washes up on tourist beach
The mysterious creature looked like it had four limbs, an elongated head and a row of sharp teeth. It was discovered washed up on the shore at Pico de Oro Beach in Mexico
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Boy, 17, killed as boarding school wall collapses on him days before birthday
Dávid Gábor was just 17 years old when he died after the walls collapsed on top of him in the dormitory where he was staying, while three girls were also injured
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Christmas lights display of plane crash that killed football team sparks fury
A Christmas lights display depicting the doomed LaMia Flight 2933, which crashed near Medellín, Colombia, has been blasted by locals who described it as 'terrible' and 'unnecessary'
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Google Maps users baffled after spotting naked creature walking through field
A Google Maps camera has captured a strange naked creature with long, floppy arms running across a road in the town of Buff, southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, US
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Influencer suffers heart attack while putting up Christmas decorations and dies
Vanessa Vieira Mancini was putting up Christmas decorations in preparation for the festive season when she suffered a heart attack at her home in Manaus, Brazil
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Two women attacked by crocodiles while riding motorcycle at night
In a terrifying incident in Guerrero, Mexico, a wild crocodile pounced, viciously attacking a pair of women, who were enjoying a late-night motorcycle ride around the area
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Girl, 12, with two huge toes struggles to walk or wear shoes due to condition
The youngster, from Malaysia, was born with Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa (MDL) - otherwise known as gigantism - which enlarged the first and second toes on her right foot
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'UFO' crashes outside university as students left stumped over mysterious object
Social media users are stumped after the alleged UFO was found on the lawn in front of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the University of Alcalá, near Madrid
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Man scores £8,000 a month for 10 years after stopping to buy cheap scratchcard
Randy Whitney bought a ‘Decade of Dollars’ ticket for just $5 (£4.10) from a service station - and it turned out to be a life-changing investment
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Woman caught with box full of giraffe poo hidden in suitcase at airport
She wanted to turn it into a necklace
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Man buried alive at his own funeral and says it renewed his 'vigour for life'
Víctor Amela, 63, held his own mock funeral and was buried alive for an hour in an effort to 'experience' death, while loved ones read eulogies at his graveside
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'I dug my own grave and was buried alive for one hour to experience death'
Victor Amela has always been intrigued by death so decided to hold his own funeral for his 62nd birthday, where he was buried alive for one hour on the farm where he was born
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'I underwent the world's most painful surgery so I could be four inches taller'
Influencer Yeferson Cossio paid reportedly paid between £39,915 and £139,688 for the treatment which can make someone grow between 5cm and 10cm taller
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Woman stunned after finding a banana that's twice as thick as a normal one
Bubu, from Spain, found an unusual double banana and shared a photo of it online, comparing it with a standard one. She received some hilarious replies, and many were confused by it
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Car wash workers find furry rodent staying warm in client’s bumper
Everyone likes an unusual day at work to keep us distracted from our mundane working lives. And staff at Mike’s Car Wash were treated to just that, when a car turned up with groundhog stuck in its grille
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Hapless woman gets stuck inside toilet bowl while trying to retrieve Apple watch
A woman had to be rescued from an outhouse toilet after she ventured into the bowl in hope of retrieving her Apple watch. Authorities used her situation to warn others
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Moment swimmers save stranded seven-foot shark after it washes up on busy beach
The rescue happened in Russia on Saturday after the giant shark found itself tangled up in a fishing net and two brave beachgoers decided to save the fearsome predator
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Student dies after limbs ripped off by boat propeller during dip with her family
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The young woman was on holiday at Haynes Cay on the Colombian island of San Andrés in the Caribbean when the tragic incident took place