The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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A man named Ziona Chana lives in a 100 room, four storey house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram and has the world's biggest family with 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren.
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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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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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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 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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