There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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In 1518, a "dancing plague" struck Strasbourg, Alsace, whereby hundreds of people danced fervently in the streets over the period of a month. Some suffered heart attacks or strokes, and many others died from sheer exhaustion. It remains unexplained.
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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and then he dies.
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In Mohave County, Arizona, if someone is caught stealing soap, they must wash themselves with it until it has gone.
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The widow of the inventor of the Winchester rifle built a house with mazes and dead-end staircases to confuse the ghosts of the people who were killed by her husband's rifles.
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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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