list of people with superpowers

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2 min readOct 18, 2020
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1. Super Baby

In Germany 1999 a baby was born that surprised the doctors and nurses. Instead of the regular baby fat, he was born with a ripped body. The boy amazing physique is said to be caused by a genetic disorder that limits muscle development. The boy’s identity has been kept private, however, there are reports that when he was five, he could hold 7 lbs in each hand with his arms outstretched, a feat difficult for the average adult.

2. The Iceman

Wim Hof ran half a marathon 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle where the temperature is almost -20 degrees and he ran for 5 hours and 25 minutes! At a point, the attending physician warned Hof not to continue because she wasn’t sure that his toes would survive the cold. The Iceman is said to practice Tummo, a way of controlling the body’s temperature that is usually only mastered by Tibetan Yogi Monks.

3. The Real Aquaman

Dave Mullins from New Zealand is capable of swimming underwater not only for record-breaking amounts of time but also distance. In September 2007, Mullins broke his own record when he swam underwater for 4 minutes 2 seconds, for a total distance of 244 meters with a single breath. Mullins, whose specialty is free diving, set a New Zealand record in April 2008 when he dove 108 meters with no oxygen tank or specialized equipment.

4. Super Audiation Boy

Blinded because of cancer as a toddler, Ben Underwood developed the ability to “see” using echolocation. By clicking his tongue, he could read the sound waves that bounce off from objects around him. He could not only use this to navigate around but could also use it to identify what he was seeing. This enabled him to function like any other teenager. The only difference between him and his classmates during his freshman year was that he took his notes in Braille. He also taught himself to skateboard, rollerblade and participate in martial arts, using echolocation. Sadly, he died of cancer in January 2009 at the age of 16.

5. Incrediboy Wonder

Chris Morgan is an outstanding teenager who was chosen as Britain’s Strongest Schoolboy in 2009. He lifted lift a Ford Fiesta, weighing almost a ton. He consumes 5,000 calories per day and works out at least 5 times a week.

6. X-ray Vision Girl

When Natasha Demkina was 10, she discovered that she could scan her mother’s body and describe in intimate detail the condition and location of her mom’s organs with her eyes. Soon the neighbors started coming for diagnosis. When the local children’s hospital tested her abilities she was able to draw a diagram of one doctor’s stomach with a dark area in the exact spot of his ulcer.

Source: Google, Wikipedia.

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