Jun 30 1:16 pm

Breaking your legs to make yourself taller »

She went to Russia, where, as the Times of London put it, doctorsagreed to “break both her legs in four places and stretch them slowly for 1mm every day for nine months.” Then she wore plaster casts for three more months.

Result: Ban gained 3 inches. She entered politics, and today, she’s a city councilwoman.