Random Unbelievable Facts

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    Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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    Nicholas Alkemade
    Nicholas Alkemade
    Nicholas Alkemade, a pilot during World War 2, survived falling 18,000 feet after jumping from a burning Lancaster bomber.
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    In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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    Mathematical proof that 1+1=2 takes 162 pages to explain in the three volume work “Principia Mathematica”.
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    Fortune Cookie Company Actually Guessed Lottery Numbers Correctly
    In 2005, a fortune cookie company correctly foretold lottery numbers, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation.
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    Reg Spiers
    Reg Spiers
    In 1964, an Australian man successfully posted himself in a crate from London to Perth via air freight, which took a total of three days.
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    Grossly Obese Man Didn't Eat for over a Year, Lost 125Kg and Survived
    In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.
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    In 2011, there were 3 known cases around the world of twins coming from different fathers.
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