In 1996, an Iraqi man named Sam Eisho moved to Australia and used the welfare system as income. Some years later, he became successful and wrote a cheque for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (every cent they gave him).
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After coming across a "very sweet" homeless man from Jamaica named Michael on a night out, Londoner Jenny Baker took to Twitter, and within hours, using the hashtag #getmichaelhome, had raised thousands of pounds so that he could return home to Jamaica where he said he would be "happy again".
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The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle was 167.04 mph by Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
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A couple that were out walking on their property in Sierra Nevada discovered a canister containing $10 million in gold coins.
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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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