The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a 50,000 word book titled 'Gadsby' which did not use the letter "e".
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A teen in Michigan built a working nuclear reactor. He taught himself how to build it as a weekend hobby project in his basement from ages 15-17 for $3500.
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Craniopagus conjoined twins Krista and Tatiana can see through each other’s eyes.
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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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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