Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

The Most Pierced Up Woman

That's a lot of metal! Elaine Davidson, from Brazil, got her first piercing in 1997. Since then, she's gotten pierced over 4,000 times. she claims that she has no plan to stop the body modifications!

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The More You Know

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.