STRANGE STORIES Meet the dwarf family ..Nine out of 11 members are dwarfs
Teen with eye-popping skills aims at Guinness World Record
Arare genetic condition has made nine of the 11 members of a family dwarfs .
Ram Raj Chauhan's clan once consisted of 21 people - 18 of whom suffered from a genetic condition called Achondroplasia which causes short limbed dwarfism.
Achondroplasia is the most common form of disproportionate dwarfism, and is characterised by a normal sized torso and short limbs.
Ram Raj, 52, originally had seven sisters and four brothers, with eight of the 11 siblings suffering from the condition.
But some of them have passed away, including his elder brother, Prithvi Raj.
Ram Raj now lives with ten of his family members in the Old City in Hyderabad, India.
Nine of them have the Ahmed Khan possesses a bizarre talent - managing to pop his eyes out beyond eye sockets by over 10 mm.
Ahmed, who studies at a local school in Lahore, discovered his unique ability to pop eye last year.
"Last year, I was doing something and I touched my eye and the eyeball popped out. I thought I had damaged my eye or something but realised it did not cause any harm to my eye," said the 14-year-old.
“I tried popping the other eye out and I was successful. This seemed fun and after trying a couple of times I got used to it.”
The schoolboy’s videos have become an instant hit on social media sites in Pakistan. condition, making them the largest dwarf family in the city.
Nine of them have the condition, making them the
He was interviewed on a TV show as well. Though, he is immensely popular in his school because of this unique talent, many children are scared of Ahmed.
“Many younger kids in school run away when they see me. They are scared of my eye popping,” he said.
Ahmed is now eyeing a place in the record books. “Once I had mastered the art of popping eyeballs at will, I was told by my friends about Guinness World Records. largest dwarf family in the city.
Their condition attracts a lot of attention, much of it unwanted.
That day it became my aim to break the record,” he said.
Ahmed is aware that the record for popping eyeballs to the maximum belongs to Kim
Curious looks, verbal jibes and taunts are a common occurrence when the family steps out.
Ram Raj explained: “If Goodman from the US.
He said: “My eye popping is way better than the American woman who owns the record and I can break her record anytime.”
‘God has given me this talent so I am sure God would take care of my eyes too’, says Ahmed
Ahmed’s ophthalmologist initially suggested him to get rid of this bizarre habit but looking at his expertise proptosis, he also now motivated him to go after the Guinness Record.
He said: “I have never visited an ophthalmologist for my vision. God has given me this talent so I am sure he would take care of my eyes too.
“Only when I do the eye stunts for long, my eyes become a little watery but otherwise I have no problems in popping my eyes out.” Culled from express.co.uk