The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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In the case of an emergency, a Crayola crayon can be used as a candle and will burn for about 15 minutes.
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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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A couple from Bristol who had trouble selling their house, found out they had an original Banksy on their wall, and received twice the asking price by selling the painting with a house attached.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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