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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Poon Lim survived 133 days alone on a raft at sea by fishing, drinking bird blood, and killing a shark with a jug of water.
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There's a woman named Veronica Seider who had vision 20x better than average. She could identify people more than a mile (1.6km) away.
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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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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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