The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle was 167.04 mph by Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
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A woman named Rachel Krishevsky who died at age 99 had 1,400 direct descendants.
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The world record for alcohol consumption is by Andre the Giant, who drank 156 beers in one sitting (over 73 liters/16 gallons).
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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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According to official documents, Luo Meizhen was born in 1885, which would make her 127 years old when she died in 2013 and the oldest person ever to have lived.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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