A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.
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In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
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A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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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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