A Missouri family sued the previous owners of a house that they had just bought after Brown Recluse Spiders "started bleeding out of the walls." An expert came in and estimated that the house was infested with 4,000 – 5,000 of the spiders.
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There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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In November 2013, a woman in Florida named Linda Ducharme married a ferris wheel.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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