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 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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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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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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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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