In 2001 Lexi and Sydney Stark were born conjoined. And at first, no one was sure if they’d survive. But now, 16 years on, they’ve finally revealed what their lives have been like so far.

Mermaids aren’t just from fairytales: babies born with fused legs are said to suffer from mermaid syndrome, a life-threatening diagnosis that only two known children have survived.

When 91-year-old Estela Melendez had a fall, doctors thought they had detected a tumor in her belly, but the truth would turn out to be far stranger.

Most parents would be horrified to see their child sustain a head injury. But this family are forever grateful…

This couple heard the news that they were expecting a baby. What they didn’t know was that he was to be born with one very unique feature: the wrinkled face of an 80-year-old man.