The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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In 1846, a 14 year old French peasant girl named Angelique Cottin was found to possess extraordinary electrical power. With a gentle touch she could knock over heavy pieces of furniture and even shock people near her.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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In major cities like Brooklyn and London, there are fake townhouses that hide subterranean chimney vents, emergency subway exits, and more. Camouflaged in plain sight, they normally go unnoticed within their architectural surroundings.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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A woman from Michigan named Barbara Soper gave birth on 10/10/10, 09/09/09 and 08/08/08 — the odds of which are 50 million to one.
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