In 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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The world record for alcohol consumption is by Andre the Giant, who drank 156 beers in one sitting (over 73 liters/16 gallons).
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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