Transformation Facts

A Brazilian man named Xiahn Nishi, formerly known as Max, was so fascinated by Korean culture after studying abroad in South Korea that he underwent 10 plastic surgery procedures costing around $31,000 to make his appearance more Asian.

USCGC Eagle led America's 250th birthday parade through New York Harbor on July 4, 2026. The three-masted tall ship started life in 1936 as the Horst Wessel, training future officers for Hitler's navy. The US took her in 1946 as compensation after World War II. Nearly every Coast Guard Academy graduate since has trained aboard the same ship.