A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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The Rain Man (Laurence Kim Peek) was the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye.
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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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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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A woman named Rachel Krishevsky who died at age 99 had 1,400 direct descendants.
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