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Giant Lego Replica of Pompeii
A man named Ryan McKnight spent 470 hours building a giant Lego replica of historic Roman town of Pompeii.
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The Great Escape
In 1986 federal prisoner Ronald J. McIntosh escaped during a prisoner transfer. A month later he returned in a stolen helicopter and broke out his girlfriend.
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Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, after having a heart attack and bypass operation, ran 7 marathons on 7 consecutive days in 7 continents. He has also hacked off his own frostbitten fingers with a power tool, discovered the lost city of Ubar, and, in his sixties, reached the peak of Mt. Everest.
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Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators in the entire state.
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Bill Morgan
An Australian man was declared dead for 14 minutes and lived unscathed. To celebrate, he bought a scratch card and won a car worth $27,000. For a news report, he was asked to re-enact winning the scratch card, so he bought another card and won a $250,000 jackpot.
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Haicheng Earthquake
In 1975, officials in the Chinese city of Haicheng were so alarmed by odd and anxious behavior of dogs and other animals, they ordered the evacuation of 90,000 residents from the city. Only a few hours later, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed nearly 90 percent of the city’s buildings.
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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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LifeStraw: Makes Dirty Water Safe
The LifeStraw is a simple and compact, yet powerful water filtration system which may be the solution to the world's water emergency.
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