A woman named Rachel Krishevsky who died at age 99 had 1,400 direct descendants.
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Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood called Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and all high school graduates scholarships.
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A couple that were out walking on their property in Sierra Nevada discovered a canister containing $10 million in gold coins.
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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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A study found that 68% experienced “phantom vibration syndrome” — a sensory hallucination where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing.
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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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