A man with locked-in syndrome, named Jean-Dominique Bauby, wrote an entire book by blinking his left eyelid.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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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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From the nitrogen in our DNA, to the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, to the carbon in our apple pies - all were made in the interiors of collapsing stars; we're all made of stardust.
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There's a regenerative candle that creates a new candle as it melts.
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Paul McCartney dreamed the melody of "Yesterday" one night and immediately wrote the music the next morning. He then looked around for a month to make sure that he didn't subconsciously plagiarize it from somebody else.
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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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