The world's tallest snowman was created in Bethel, Maine in 2008. It measured in at 122 feet / 1 inch and weighed 13,000,000 lbs.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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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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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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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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