A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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Korean Okhwan Yoon left behind a profitable business to cycle the world in aid of world peace. For over 9 years, he has biked across 192 countries on six continents, and has survived 6 car accidents, malaria, extreme temperatures, robbery, and kidnapping.
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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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In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.
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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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Worker bees must visit around 4,000 flowers in order to make one tablespoon of honey.
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Keanu Reeves gave $75 million of his matrix sequels paycheck to the film’s SFX team and bought the entire stunt crew Harley Davidson motorcycles.
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