A woman told how a one-in-a-million medical condition led to her being born with TWO fully-formed vaginas.

Hazel Jones, 27, said it means she has lost her virginity twice. But she added she was so at ease with her body that she goes to sex clubs with her husband.

First, Hazel told ITV1?s This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield she was 18 before being diagnosed with uterus didelphys.

It occurs when a barrier between two tubes that form the uterus fails to break down during development, leaving two internal channels.

Hazel, of High Wycombe, Bucks, did not realise she was different until her periods started at 14. She said: “I told friends. They looked even more confused than me.”

She went to hospital four years later to learn the truth. She added: “I thought it was amazing.”

Hazel told The Sun she and hubby Riki visited fetish clubs, explaining: “It shows how relaxed I am.

“My quirky condition does not make me shy or hold me back. In fact, it’s something I celebrate.”

Source: The Sun

Man-eating predators have always been part of legend and folk-lore. But here we have news of a real-life monster, interested in only one part of the human anatomy – the testicles.

The monster in question is in fact a 40lb fish called Pacu, found in the waters of Papua New Guinea. The Pacu are notorious for having eaten up the testicles of swimmers and anglers caught unawares, leaving them to bleed to death. This has led to the creatures being nicknamed ‘Ball Cutter’ fish. Initially, the villagers could only describe the monster-fish as something mysterious, like a ‘human in the water’. They finally got to see the predator up-close when a Pacu fish was recently caught by Jeremy Wade, a 53-year old British Fisherman, as a part of his TV series called River Monsters. The muscular fish was hard to catch, but Wade managed to track it down, reel it into his boat and wrestle it into submition. When he opened its jaws up with his hands, the teeth of the Pacu were found to be quite similar to human ones.

The Pacu fish are actually native to the Amazon, and were introduced to Papua New Guinea only about 15 years ago. Traditionally vegetarian, the fish used their molar-like sharp teeth to crack open nuts (no pun intended) and seeds. When veggie food wasn’t available in their new surroundings, they had to resort to eating meat. I suppose this is when they discovered a particular liking towards the meat of human testicles.

All we can say is that if you ever happen to be swimming or fishing in the rivers of Papua New Guinea, be sure to guard those family jewels!

The French village of Allouville-Bellefosse is famous for the Chêne Chapelle (Oak Chapel), which is literally a chapel built into an oak tree. The amazing architecture consists of a wooden staircase spiraling around the ancient tree, leading up to a couple of chambers. These rooms have always been used as places of worship, by the village locals.

The age of the tree has been a subject of debate, but everyone agrees that it is the oldest tree in France, without a doubt. The tree is known to have been growing as far back as the thirteenth century, during the rule of Louis IX, when France was a truly centralized kingdom. It is also known to have survived the Hundred Years War against the English, the Black Death, the Reformation, and Napoleon’s rule. Local folklore dates it a 1,000 years old, when it is said that the acorn took root. However, tree experts say it could only be around 800 years old, which means the thirteenth century saw it’s origins.

The oak has seen its share of tough times. In the late 1600s, when it was around 500 years old, it was struck by lightning one stormy night. The bolt that struck the tree is estimated to have been around 30,000 °C, yet, the old tree firmly held ground, giving people the opportunity to witness a miracle. Although a hollow was burned right into the center of the tree, new branches and leaves continued to grow and acorns would be produced abundantly. In view of the miracle that had occurred, the tree was pegged as a sort of holy spot, deserving of a pilgrimage. The staircase and chapel were built soon after. The hollow in the tree was devoted to the Virgin Mary, and local Christians pay it a visit every year, on the 15th of August.

The tree makes for a very pretty sight, but of course, it is aging. Poles have now been installed to help keep the tree upright, and wooden shingles have been added to places where the bark is lost. The old oak is treated as a national heritage and is being preserved pretty well. A must-see place, if you happen to be in that region of France.

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Furniture worker Wang Yongjun, 20, cut off the end of his middle finger with an electric saw in an accident at work.

Wang, of Liaoyang, Liaoning Province, was rushed to hospital where doctors had to think fast.

Dr Huang Xuesong said the muscle and skin had been cut away from the end of his finger leaving only the bone showing.

“We had to make a quick decision or he could have lost his finger. We decided to cultivate a new fingertip on his stomach,” he said.

Doctors operated and attached Wang’s finger to his stomach in the hope that new skin and muscle would grow around it.

Dr Huang said the technique was a way of restoring blood circulation to the injured finger so that the body could repair itself.

He says the surgery was a complete success and that Wang would have a brand new fingertip – separated from his stomach – within a month.

The charming town of Monsanto, an ancient settlement perched on the side of a mountain in the Portuguese countryside, boasts some of the most incredible sights on Earth. Featuring tiny streets carved from rock and granite houses squeezed between giant boulders, it looks like a real life Bedrock.

In 1938, Monsanto was named ‘the most Portuguese town in Portugal’ which seems strange, considering most buildings in Portugal aren’t sandwiched between two boulders, or have massive rocks hanging above them, but its awarded standing of open air museum, has allowed it to keep its outwardly appearance throughout the years. Due to building restrictions in the area, Monsanto’s appearance hasn’t changed in centuries and has managed to retain its original charm.

Although many of the buildings in Monsanto are unique to this place, like big boulders fitted with doors that lead into living quarters carved from sheer rock, the small town does feature some elements of Portuguese architecture, like the houses and church built in Manueline style, and others influenced by medieval Romanesque. The narrow streets just wide enough for a donkey to walk through climb four hundred feet up a very steep hill, at the top of which lie the ruins of a Templar castle.

Located only 12 kilometers from the municipality of Idaha-a-Nova and 160 kilometers from the Spanish city of Salamanca, reaching Monsanto by public transportation is very difficult. But considering the unique sights offered by this small town, it’s definitely worth the trouble getting there.

A hospital has apologised after asking elderly patients to use a tambourine instead of a buzzer to attract attention.

The tambourine was put in a day room at Cardiff Royal Infirmary after elderly patients feared it was too far for nurses to hear any cries for help.

“It is ridiculous. These people are pensioners not members of the Monkees or Mick Jagger,” said one resident – “Where is the dignity in asking old and frail people to bash on a tambourine if they are in trouble? It makes the NHS look like a laughing stock.”

He claimed that earlier there was a pair of maracas in the day room for patients to use – in case the tambourine was broken. Patients in the hospital’s West Wing complained they were “too scared” to use the day room in case staff do not hear their calls for help.

The hospital is well-known for its long corridors and has even been used to film episodes of TV’s Dr Who.

Steve Allen, chief officer of Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Community Health Council, said: “This is totally inappropriate.

“Patients shouldn’ t have to resort to shaking a tambourine to get a nurse’s assistance.”

Ruth Walker, executive director of nursing for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, apologised for the tambourine – and said a new emergency bell will be installed