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Most people choose to take it easy after they retire but Liaoningbased Wang Lang 70 is definitely not one of them She only started running at the age of 50 as a way to keep in shape but soon realised it was her passion She ran her first marathon in 2004 and hasnrsquot stopped since completing over 100 marathonsLang set a new record becoming the oldest person to ever complete the 168km Liaoning marathon within 40 hoursFrom 2005 to 2017 she completed the annual Beijing Marathon 13 times and this year she set a new record becoming the oldest person to ever complete the 168km Liaoning marathon within 40 hours The previous year she decided to register for the 110 km version of the marathon and run alongside her best friend She reportedly waited for her friend to catch up for about six hours so that they could cross the finish line together but this year she entered the marathon by herself and chose the longest distance possibleLang says she runs at least 20 km six days a week and on Sunday she runs more alongside the members of her longdistance running club She prefers running on mountain roads in her native Liaoning but in winter when the weather doesnrsquot permit she runs on asphalt roads Remarkably she has suffered almost no injuries to her knees or ankles over the years which she attributes to her harsh childhood which hardened both her body and her spirit Her only serious problem is the cataract affecting her eyes which is why she completed the Liaoning marathon with the help of a headlamp that helped her see the way better20 KMDistance she runs at least six days a weekBlocks for everyoneIn honour of Pride Month Lego has released a oneofakind set that celebrates being queerThe first LGBTQIA themed Lego set called ldquoEveryone is Awesomerdquomdashnamed after a song from the Lego moviesmdashfeatures 11 buildable colourful figures inspired by the rainbow flag Each monochromatic person in the set has a different hairstyle and colour associated with them The designers intentionally did not assign a gender to the figures ldquoI wanted to create a model that symbolises sic inclusivity and celebrates everyone no matter how they identify or who they loverdquo set designer and design vice president Matthew Ashton a member of the LGBTQIA community saidAshton also reflected on the struggles he faced as a queer child ldquoLooking back if I had somebody alongside me who gave me something like this set that said lsquoThis is a token of how much you mean to me and Irsquom here to support yoursquo it would have meant so much to merdquo he said ldquoWe want to include everybody No matter how young or old or what gender you are Legos is for everybodyrdquo The set comprises 346 bricks and will be released on June 1This furry pooch is at your serviceWith her paws to the pavement a golden retriever named Lily is serving up healthy puppy chow in doggy bags as one of the worldrsquos first waiters of a food truck for dogs A viral video of the perky pooch fetching food for her canine clientele has social media wagging its tail ldquoShe loves other dogs people and treatsrdquo says owner Michael Ludden 38 In the trending clip the hospitable hound trots out of the food truck holding the sack of snacks by the teeth She then sweetly shakes her customerrsquos hand thanking the woman Footage of Lily carrying a pouch of plantbased goodies out to customers has amassed over 115 million views on TikTokCarolina man speaks and sings backwardsJohn Sevier Austin a video editor from North Carolina never fit in with the other kids It wasnrsquot until a few years ago that he found out that he had Aspergerrsquos Syndrome a neurodevelopmental disorder on the autism spectrum which gives him the unique ability to speak and sing backwardsCheck your weight before boarding a flightAirlines could soon require plussized passengers to provide their weight before boarding the aircraft The initiative which was outlined in a recent Federal Aviation Administration FAA advisory will help ensure aircrafts especially the small ones donrsquot exceed their permissible weight limitTo live longer start eating chicken brainsAustraliarsquos oldestever man Dexter Kruger has included eating chicken brains among his secrets to living for more than 111 years The nursing home manger Melanie Calvert from a nursing home in rural Queensland said ldquoHis memory is amazing for a 111yearoldrdquoWould you replace your soap with snail slimeFrench artisan Damien Desrocher is using gastropod fluid from snails to make soap bars which he sells at local markets Desrocher decided to start farming snails in the northern French town of Wahagnies so that he could ldquoreturn to naturerdquo He has raised a total of 60000 snails Desrocher said the slime contains molecules of collagen and elastin which have antiageing and skinhealing propertiesColour me redIsabella Sheppard 4 painted her face red with a lipstick to look like her favourite cartoon character from Five Nights at Freddyrsquos Her mum a trainee beautician Natalie 26 tried to wipe it off with makeup remover and wet wipes But despite hours of scrubbing the lipstick was still stuck in her eyebrows Natalie later shared her daughterrsquos antics on social media leaving everyone in splitsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever