Random Unusual Facts

Man who mines diamonds and gold from NYC sidewalks makes over $600 in a week

There's a man named Raffi Stepanian who mines diamonds and gold from New York City sidewalks, making over $600 in one week.

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In 2012, Pizza Hut released a perfume that smells like a box of fresh pizza.

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In 2011, a male tiger in India adopted a litter of orphaned cubs, taking on the role of ‘mother’. Wildlife officials say such behavior had never been observed before.

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Wife-Carrying Championship in Finland Gives Winners Wife's Weight in Beer

There's a wife-carrying championship that takes place in Finland every year where the winner receives his wife's weight in beer.

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The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly

In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.

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Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990s so that he could play Spider-Man in his own movie.

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Man Lost 50-75% of His Brain to Water on the Brain, Lived Normally

A 44-year-old man lost around 50%-75% of his brain to hydrocephalus (water on the brain) and continued to live a normal life. Specialists believe the fluid filled so slowly over his life that the brain remapped itself to retain functionality despite the loss of mass.

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The Chinese city of Chongqing has the world's first dedicated pavement for mobile phone users.

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