The world's longest traffic jam took place in Beijing, China. It was over 60 miles long and lasted 11 days.
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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 1918, a homing pigeon saved over 190 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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The rarest motorcycle in the world was found behind a brick wall in Chicago and has engine technologies well ahead of its time. The “Traub” is still running to this day.
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