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Australian Identical Twins Share Everything from Boyfriend to Plastic Surgeries

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:00 AM PDT

Australian-born Anna and Lucy DeCinque might just be the most 'identical' identical twins in the world. The sisters, who were born just one minute apart, share everything – a Facebook account, a job, a house, a car, and even a boyfriend. They have always been inseparable, going to the same nursery, primary and secondary schools. They also enrolled in the same beauty course in college. And as if being naturally identical wasn't enough, they've actually spent over $200,000 on plastic surgery just to look even more like each other.

Anna and Lucy live with their mother in Perth, Western Australia. The two sisters look so similar that even their dad had trouble telling them apart, even though Lucy has a small mole on her cheek and Anna has a scar on her forehead. Our mum has always been able to tell us apart," said Lucy. "But, our dad, not so much. He would say, 'Which one are you?'" Their ex-boyfriends struggled to identify them as well, a fact that that the sisters had a lot of fun with. "We've had fun, especially when we were younger. We would swap boyfriends if we were bored," said Lucy.

"Like, even on the telephone, if I didn't want to talk to my boyfriend, Anna would take the phone and pretend to be me. We would play games like that, and the other person never realized. We've settled down a bit now."

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Jailed Artist Creates Awe-Inspiring Mural with Prison Bedsheets and Hair Gel

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 03:00 AM PDT

When Jesse Krimes was growing up, he probably never realized what a cruel pun his last name would turn out to be. In 2009, he was sentenced to 70 months in prison for possession of cocaine, after a long-drawn legal battle of unfair charges and accusations. While the judge recommended that he be sent to a minimum security prison close to his family in New Jersey, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) chose to send him to a medium security facility far away from home.

According to Jesse, that was just the first of a series of measures taken by a system that is designed to dehumanize. The experience must have been extremely frustrating for him, to say the very least, but he did find a unique way of fighting back – through art. "The system is designed to make you into a criminal and make you conform. I beat the system," he said with pride.

The extraordinary artist didn't have fancy art supplies to work with. At his disposal were mundane objects like old New York Times (NYT) newspapers, prison bedsheets and hair gel. But these were more than enough for him to create something so striking that the world just had to stand up and take notice. He created an enormous mural by burnishing high quality visuals from NYT on to the bedsheets, using only a plastic spoon. He used the hair gel as a transfer agent.

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You Can Win $1 Million Playing on the World’s Most Extreme Golf Course, But You’ll Need a Helicopter

Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:00 AM PDT

The Legend Golf and Safari Resort is truly, well, legendary. The one-of-a-kind golf course is located in South Africa's north-eastern Limpopo Province, nestled within the 22,000 hectare Entabeni Game Reserve. It is the longest par 72 golf course in the world, and of course safe from all the wildlife. It is also the only one with all 19 holes individually designed by golf legends like Trevor Immelman, Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, among others. There's a tribute course too, made up of perfect replicas of nine of the best par 3's in the world.

But the thing that makes Legend Golf and Safari Resort really special is the hole that everyone comes to play – the Xtreme 19th. It is believed to be the longest, highest and most dramatic par 3 in the world. The hole itself is 587 meters away from the tee-off box and if you manage to hit a hole-in-one, you are guaranteed a special price of US $1 million. But, truth be told, you’d probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.

To get a shot at the prize money, you first need to take a helicopter ride to the tee box, which is high up a cliff on Hanlip Mountain. Standing up there could make you feel like you really are at the edge of South Africa. The tee box is 430 meters above the green (shaped like the African continent), providing a breathtaking panoramic background and plenty of leverage as well. As soon as you reach the high ground, you are handed six balls equipped with tracking devices and then you are welcome to try your luck.

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