11 Things Young Boys Did That Made Us Sit Up And Take Notice Of Them

While some boys love playing at mischief, others grow up too soon. While some boys can’t stop themselves from playing naughty, others busy themselves with life’s many lessons, sometimes taking decisions that surprise adults. We have had several such incidents that made headlines and today, we revisit them.

1. The boy who created a fake Twitter handle of a police officer

A Class X boy created a fake Twitter handle, using the name of UP director general of police (DGP) to make the Gorakhpur cops take action in a cheating case in which his elder brother got involved. Once the kid tweeted from the handle, the cops, who had previously not acted, sprung into action. Read more

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2. The boy who stole his mother’s credit card

A 12-year-old Australian boy stole his mum’s credit card, booked a flight to Bali and spent five days at luxury hotel at the exotic destination. And he worried his parents sick to the point of them filing a missing person’s report. Read more

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3. The boy who became a Jain monk

Bhavya Shah, who is all of 12, embraced monk hood and expressed his delight on walking the path chosen by God. The boy was fully supported by his parents whose elder daughter also renounced the world to become a monk. Read more

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4. The boy who built a Titanic replica with legos

Using only lego bricks, Brynjar Karl Birgisson made the world’s largest replica of the Titanic. Brynjar, who is autistic, used 65,000 lego bricks to complete his project, which was showcased at the Titanic museum in Tennessee. Read more

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5. The boy who climbed Africa’s tallest peak

A seven-year-old boy from Hyderabad, Samanyu Pothuraju, climbed Uhuru peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania – the highest peak in Africa. He, along with his coach, unfurled the Indian flag at a height of 5,895 meters above sea level. Read more

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6. The boy who invented a counting pen

A nine-year-old Kashmiri boy Muzaffar Ahmad Khan invented a unique pen which can count. The pen comes with a casing attached to its rear. So, when some write, the pen shows the word count on a small LCD monitor attached to it. Read more

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7. The boy wrote his exams with his toes

Eleven-year-old Kamaljeet Singh from Punjab was born with dysfunctional arms and malformed feet. But his determination led him to top his exams. How did he do it? By writing his papers with only two functional toes of his right foot. Read more

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8. The boy who was made a police commissioner for a day

Hyderabad police made a terminally-ill boy’s wish come true after making him a police commissioner for a day. Six-year-old Dudekala Ishan was given a ceremonial welcome as he strode into the Rachakonda police commissioner’s office. Read more

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9. The boy who locked his mother’s iPhone

A two-year-old boy in Shanghai reportedly locked down his mother’s iPhone by repeatedly entering the wrong passcode. And he didn’t just lock the device for a few seconds or minutes, but for 48 years. Read more

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10. The boy who teaches yoga to more than 100 students

A seven-year-old Chinese boy, Sun Chuyang emerged as the country’s youngest yoga teacher after earning over $15,900 by teaching yoga to more than 100 students. The autistic boy learned yoga for three years and received a certificate for yoga teaching as well. Read more

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11. The boy who scored more than Einstein and Hawking on an IQ test

A ten-year-old Indian-origin boy in the UK surprised everyone when he scored 162 on the IQ test, two points more than what Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking scored. The boy has now been placed in the top one percent of people in the world to achieve this distinction. Read more

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Well done, boys.