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 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle was 167.04 mph by Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
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In 2006, a woman was found in her London flat, skeletonized, after 3 years of being dead – with the TV still running.
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A woman named Rachel Krishevsky who died at age 99 had 1,400 direct descendants.
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