socialmedian: World´s Strangest People (Part 10)

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Submitted by Manujarch from YouTube

Jul 06, 2009

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After doing 10 episodes of World Strangest People, i want to ask some questions to my subscribers
1.What was your favourite episode of World Strangest People and why?
2.What was your favourite Strangest Person?
3.What kind of content should i put in my next videos?

By saying Strangest people i mean they are different

Music: Mother´s Journey By Yann Tiersen

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Every morning at 5:30am without fail, Lucy and Hannah Betts from Great Yarmouth begin a punishing but life saving ritual. Helped by their mother Jan, they soak for two hours in the bath, scrubbing their skin until it is raw, to remove the extra hardened layers that have formed overnight, and then covering themselves with a thick, greasy barrier of protective cream. The whole process is repeated at bedtime.
The Betts sisters suffer from Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare genetic condition for which there is no cure. Harlequin sufferers grow more skin overnight than a normal person does in two weeks. As it grows, their skin forms a thick, ti ...Read the full article