In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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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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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 Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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Paul McCartney dreamed the melody of "Yesterday" one night and immediately wrote the music the next morning. He then looked around for a month to make sure that he didn't subconsciously plagiarize it from somebody else.
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