The world's longest traffic jam took place in Beijing, China. It was over 60 miles long and lasted 11 days.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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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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From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
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The Rain Man (Laurence Kim Peek) was the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye.
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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