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Amazing Plane Theft
In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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A woman in Kansas who sat on the toilet for 2 years had to be rescued after she became physically stuck to it.
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The world’s largest frog, the Goliath frog, can grow over 13 inches in length and can jump up to 10 feet in a single bound.
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It's possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
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In 2008, a beach was stolen in Jamaica. The 500 truckloads of sand remain missing to this day.
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Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, after having a heart attack and bypass operation, ran 7 marathons on 7 consecutive days in 7 continents. He has also hacked off his own frostbitten fingers with a power tool, discovered the lost city of Ubar, and, in his sixties, reached the peak of Mt. Everest.
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In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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33,000 Ft Fall Survivor
In 1972, Vesna Vulovic, a flight attendant, fell 33,000 feet in an aircraft explosion and survived. She now holds the Guinness world record for highest freefall without a parachute.
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