There's a swing on the edge of a cliff in Ecuador. It has no safety measures and is called the 'Swing at the End of the World'.
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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