Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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There's a company in Switzerland called Algordanza that will turn your ashes into a diamond for your family.
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There's a guy named Fire Penguin Disco Panda.
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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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John Lennon once called an ‘emergency board meeting’ of the Beatles in order to inform his bandmates that he’d realized, while tripping on acid, that he was the second coming of Jesus.
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