The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a raft at sea by fishing, drinking bird blood, and killing a shark with a jug of water.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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In 2006, a woman was found in her London flat, skeletonized, after 3 years of being dead – with the TV still running.
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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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