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Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.

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Thomas Edison and Morse Code

Thomas Edison taught his second wife Morse code so they could communicate in secret by tapping into each other’s hands when her family was around.

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Tim's Place

There's a restaurant in Albuquerque called Tim's Place that serves breakfast, lunch, and hugs - and it's owned by a man with Down's Syndrome.

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Monowi, Nebraska

"Monowi" is a town in Nebraska that has a population of 1; the Mayor pays taxes to herself.

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2.8 Million One Pennies

In 1987, an 18-year-old freshman named Mike Hayes funded his education by asking 2.8 million people for one penny.

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Swimming Pigs

There's an island in the Bahamas called Big Major Cay (or Pig Beach), which is only inhabited by swimming pigs.

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Jadav Payeng

At 17 years old, an Indian man named Jadav Payeng started planting trees on a barren sandbar. At age 47, he lives in his own 1360 acre forest which now houses rhinos, tigers, deer, apes and elephants.

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GPS Marriage Proposal

In 2012, a running partner took his runner girlfriend on a run that ended at the place where they first met. When he showed her his GPS tracker, the tracked route read "MARRY ME".

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