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Italy Is Training an Army of Terrifying Muscle-Child Mercenaries

Giuliano Stroe, a 5-year-old Romanian living with his family in Italy, has set a new world record for the fastest ten-meter hand-walk, which is not actually that interesting. But it did introduce us to the young fellow and his amazing physical feats of strength. Sure, he can perform vertical push-ups and off-the-wall Matrix-like flips, but he’s still just a regular kid who also does “normal 5-year-old activities like watching cartoons and painting” and ruling the sandbox with an iron fist and beating up grown men.

PHOTOS: Five-year-old Romanian Giuliano Stroe has a six pack, in Guiness Book of World Records [NYDN]

Italy Is Training an Army of Terrifying Muscle-Child Mercenaries