When the 2013 government shutdown threatened the closing down of a national program giving medical attention and meals to children, John D. Arnold donated $10 million of his own money to keep it afloat.
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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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Scientists lit a cave of natural gas on fire in 1971 expecting it to only burn for a few days; it still burns to this day. It has been nicknamed "The Door to Hell".
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The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle was 167.04 mph by Fred Rompelberg in 1995.
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A woman named Rachel Krishevsky who died at age 99 had 1,400 direct descendants.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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