The Curtis family of London maintained an unbroken line of doctors in the family for 224 years, until September 25th, 1927, when the last of this long line, Dr. William Curtis, died. Beauty, of course, is a matter of personal opinion, but surely nowhere in the world do people have stranger opinions than the Suri dingus of Africa. The large lips of their girls are the result of one of the most astonishing customs. Their lips are pierced with wooden discs of increasing size to stretch the lower lip. After some time, the overgrowth of lip becomes so enormous that the lower lip is distended large enough that a 14-inch soup plate can be worn. Believe It or Not!
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