In 1996, an Iraqi man named Sam Eisho moved to Australia and used the welfare system as income. Some years later, he became successful and wrote a cheque for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (every cent they gave him).
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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