The mutant who hasn't slept for half a century and the 'saint who eats' 30 eggs at once

The man who has not slept for 50 years in Quang Nam and the "eating saint" Phung Van Lu in Ba Vi (Hanoi) are considered strange "mutants", causing a stir in public opinion.

Quang Nam "mutant" hasn't slept for nearly half a century

This strange man's full name is Mr. Thai Ngoc (75 years old). He and his wife live on a farm in the remote Na Trang valley in Trung Phuoc, Que Son district (Quang Nam).

This man’s strange story of insomnia began in 1974, when he was 30 years old. At that time, Mr. Ngoc was an ordinary farmer, with a wife and two children. When his second child was born, his wife passed away.

Mr. Thai Ngoc is considered the strangest man in Vietnam as he has not slept for nearly 50 years.

A short time later, he found that he could no longer sleep. At first, he went to some traditional Chinese medicine doctors in the village to get some medicine to take. He took it for a long time but still could not sleep. Mr. Ngoc confided: "At that time, I felt very worried." He was worried because he was afraid that such prolonged insomnia would lead to exhaustion and no one would work to support his young children. However, after a few months, he did not see any unusual signs in his body, so he was no longer afraid.

Mr. Ngoc said that even though he went to see a doctor everywhere, he could not find any illness.

His second wife said: "He is very strange. Since the day he and I lived together, I have never seen him sleep both day and night." According to his wife, Mr. Ngoc works hard all day. He is a person with the best labor force in the village. He alone works more than one hectare of rice fields, raises buffaloes, cows, does farming... he can also carry eight jars of rice (more than a quintal) at a time.

Mr. Ngoc confirmed: "There were several times I tried to go to Da Nang for a general check-up, ultrasound, tests... but no illness was detected in my body. The only problem is not being able to sleep."

The woman with the longest hair in Vietnam

With 2.4m long hair, the woman over 40 years old, from "Chi Hai Nam Tan" (Thai Binh) was awarded the title of the woman with the longest and straightest hair in Vietnam by the Vietnam Guinness Record Organization on October 27, 2012.

People nicknamed her “Long-haired Lan” because her hair was longer than her body. Lan had not cut her hair for 20 years. She said that she liked having long hair and that people complimented her, so she kept it and did not think of growing her hair to set a record.

Ms. Lan with long flowing hair

"Everyone asked me if I felt tired or if my head felt heavy, I said no, it was normal. Some people said I had a little hair but it drove me crazy, but with your hair like this, how could I stand it, but I felt normal, it was only difficult when I wore a helmet and when I went to sleep," said the woman from the rice fields.

Ms. Lan shared that she washes her hair about every 3 or 4 days, and each time it takes hours. Although growing long hair consumes a lot of water, leaves, and shampoo, in return she feels happy because every time she goes out, people look back. She also confided that because of her hair, her whole family has to sleep upside down on the bed. At that time, her hair falls down on the floor, not affecting the sleep of her husband and children.

Ms. Lan shared that she washes her hair about every 3 or 4 days, and each time it takes hours.

“My love of hair is supported by my whole family, especially my husband. He said, if I cut my hair short, would he still love me?”, Ms. Lan shared.

She has two children, a boy and a girl. Now her daughter is grown up and also loves long hair like her. She always lets her hair down when going to school.

Mutant with bottomless "stomach" in Ba Vi

Ở nước ta, đây đó vẫn có những câu chuyện về người ăn khỏe, nhưng ăn khỏe như ông Phùng Văn Lự (làng Tăng Cấu, xã Đồng Thái, Ba Vì, Hà Nội), thì quả thực là chuyện lạ đời.

Ông Lự đã ở tuổi 75, người bé loắt choắt, chỉ nặng độ 45kg, mà ăn như hùm đổ đó, thì quả thực lạ lùng. Buổi sáng, ông húp 6 bát phở, hoặc tráng miệng 30 quả trứng vẫn chưa thấy… đã miệng.

Buổi sáng, ông có thể ăn được 30 quả trứng vịt

Mỗi bữa, đủ cả sáng, trưa, tối, ông Lự luộc cả một nồi trứng vịt. Chỉ cần đĩa muối trắng, ông cứ bóc một quả trứng, chấm mấy hạt muối, là vừa một miếng ăn. Cứ mỗi miếng là bay một quả trứng. Luộc trứng ăn ngày 3 bữa rồi cũng chán, thì ông lại xào, nấu canh, sốt cà chua.

Mới cách đây 2 năm, ông còn thử sức xem mình còn ăn giỏi cỡ nào và ông thấy “tinh thần ăn uống” vẫn chưa xuống bao nhiêu so với thời trẻ. Buổi sáng, ông ăn được 30 quả trứng vịt, thế nhưng, buổi trưa ông vẫn đánh bay 20 bát cơm đầy.

Ông Lự tuy nhỏ người nhưng có sức khỏe rất dẻo dai, ông ít khi ốm đau.

Theo lời ông Lự, ông đã thích ăn cái gì, là phải ăn cho bằng no và ăn đến chán thì thôi. Khi đã chán món nào, thì ông lại chuyển khẩu vị sang món khác. Món trứng vịt ăn mãi rồi cũng chán, thì ông bắt bọn vịt thịt ăn dần. Đã ăn vịt, thì ông chỉ chuyên tâm vào món vịt. Thôi thì đủ món vịt nướng, vịt xào xả ớt, vịt luộc, vịt tiềm, vịt giả cầy… Thế rồi, chả mấy mà đàn vịt sạch bóng ngoài đầm.

Trạm trưởng Trạm Y tế xã Đồng Thái, bác sĩ Niên cho biết: "Cho tới nay chưa bao giờ tôi thấy ông Lự ra khám bệnh ở trạm Y tế. Việc ông ấy ăn được nhiều như vậy từ xưa đến nay mà không xảy ra vấn đề gì, chứng tỏ cơ thể vẫn khỏe mạnh có thể dung nạp được. Nhưng ăn nhiều như vậy mà cơ thể vẫn gầy gò, không béo thì có thể do ông Lự làm việc nhiều hoặc cơ thể không hấp thụ chất dinh dưỡng".

Chuyện kỳ lạ về người đàn ông cao nhất Việt Nam

Đó chính là Trần Thành Phố - người giữ kỉ lục Guiness Việt Nam về chiều cao hiện nay.

In 1965, when he turned 18, like many young men at that time, Tran Quang (real name Tran Thanh Pho) joined the army. During the war years, he fought on the Quang Tri front. In a battle in 1972, due to a tunnel collapse, Tran Quang was seriously injured and had to be hospitalized.

Mr. Tran Thanh Pho in the grounds of the Lang Giang war invalids nursing home (Bac Giang).

According to the “giant”, after 2 years of treatment in the hospital, he almost lost his memory, and his height and weight increased rapidly. From 1.68m tall and 68kg, Tran Quang grew to over 2.28m tall and weighed 115kg. Doctors concluded that his body had hyperpituitarism. Medicine had to intervene with chemicals and radiation to inhibit his growth.

It was not until 1974, when he recovered, that Tran Quang realized that he had become a “giant”. Carrying an oversized body, his life became different from others. The center’s staff had to carve doors to fit his height. The two sofas in the room were also tall to fit the user.

According to Dantri