The Mangbetu are a Central Sudanic ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, living in the northeastern province of Haut-Uele. 

The Mangbetu people of Central Africa had a different look partly due to their elongated heads.

When kids were born, their heads were tightly wrapped with cloth in order to give it the elongated look.

The practice began fizzling out in the 1950s due to westernization.

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As the saying goes, “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”. What appears to be a major deformity of the skull is considered a symbol of great beauty and social standing in the society by the Mangbetu people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The tradition, which is locally referred to as Lipombo, begins exactly a month after birth and continues for several years until the child acquires the preferred shape of the head. 

The custom of skull elongation, called Lipombo by the natives, was a status symbol among the Mangbetu ruling classes, it denoted majesty, beauty, power and higher intelligence.

The practice started to die out in the 1950s with the arrival of more Europeans. It was also outlawed by the Belgian government, who ruled over colonial Congo.

Found in the remotest parts of northeastern DRC, the Mangbetu people have a distinctive physical appearance that is largely highlighted by their elongated heads.

In the 19th century, the Mangbetu tribe, whose name loosely refers to nobility, established several powerful kingdoms across Central Africa and later settled in northeastern Congo, where they practiced farming, fishing, hunting and gathering.

The group practices polygamous marriage, with its bride price being offered in the form of a substantial gift of livestock, while its lineage is normally patrilineal. The Mangbetu people are known for their impressive skills as builders, potters and sculptors. 

Linguistic patterns indicate that the Mangbetu originated from the northeast, probably from modern day Sudan. As they moved southward they encountered Bantu migrations moving northward. They finally settled in their current homeland in the 19th century. This area had been occupied by the Mbuti. The Mangbetu intermarried with and subsumed many of the Bantu and pygmy populations they encountered. In the 19th century the Mangbetu Kingdom was established under Nabiembale and became the dominant political force in the region until 1880, when Sudanic and Islamic slavers entered the region, fragmenting the kingdom into sultanates controlled by Moslem leaders. When the Belgians arrived they expelled the slavers....

A Russian man who tried to rob a hair salon ended up as the victim when the female shop owner overpowered him, tied him up naked and then used him as a sex slave for three days.

In 2014, Viktor tried to rob a hair salon. Unfortunately, the salon owner (Olga) was a black belt holder in karate. 

She subdued him with a kick, and locked him up in a dark room behind her salon. 

Then the showdown started. 

For 3 days straight, Olga used Viktor as a $3X slave, feeding him vi@gr@ and râp!ñg him multiple times. 

When Olga eventually released Vicktor, he went straight to the Russian police to confess that he tried to rob Olga's salon and to also report Olga for violating him. 

The police detained both of them. 

When police arrived to question Zahjac, she said: 

'What a bastard. Yes, we had sex a couple of times. 

Olga said she wanted to teach Viktor some lessons. She argued that she did nothing wrong because she has the right to defend herself. 

 In addition, she said she not only fed Viktor during his captivity, she said; 

After the incident, she also bought him some clothes, and gave him 1000 rubbles for his upkeep— 

Since he was nothing but a broke, hungry guy.