Andre the Giant had surgery, but the doctors couldn't figure out how much anaesthesia to use due to his size. Instead, they used Andre's claim that "it usually takes two liters of vodka just to make me feel warm inside" as their guide.
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In 2006, a woman was found in her London flat, skeletonized, after 3 years of being dead – with the TV still running.
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The Rain Man (Laurence Kim Peek) was the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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It has been estimated that a bite from a grizzly bear can crush a bowling ball.
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