In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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There are glasses which allow a red-green color-blind person to see colors the way everyone else does.
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