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218points

11-year-old Adragon De Mello once made history by earning a college degree and entering Guinness World Record. His father had high expectations, and made his son spend 21 hours a week studying heavier subjects, leaving him little room for childhood. (old.reddit.com)

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554points

In 1995, Karmil Hak, a worker in tea garden, lost his mother by a heart attack, because he couldn’t arrange an ambulance in the middle of a remote village. So he made it his purpose to save others by starting an ‘ambulance bike.’ (old.reddit.com)

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0points

Donald Trump is a known McDonald’s addict and goes through phases of eating two Big Macs and two Filet-O-Fish a day, especially during campaigns. Fries included. That’s 2,500 to 2,700 calories in total! (i.redd.it)

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27points

In 1919, Raymond Robinson was severely injured in an electrical accident as a child that traumatised him to go out in public and show his face. So he would go out in the night on long walks. The locals would actively search for him in the area and exchange a conversation. (i.redd.it)

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65points

Young man named Tim wanted to build an immunity against snake venom, just incase he ever got bitten by snake. So he self-administered diluted venom from 700 snakes. He was not only successful building an unusual immunity against venom but also led to successful antivenom discovery from his blood (old.reddit.com)

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785points

Guy feeling lonely & rejected by others finds love and happiness (old.reddit.com)

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66points

In 2010, a TV station slipped up bad when they broadcasted Teletubbies, but their subtitles didn’t match. Instead the show began talking about drugs and murder, while the kids watched at home. (old.reddit.com)

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185points

One day when Alvin was out in the woods, he spotted a balloon in a tree with a wishlist from 4yo twin girls, from 600 miles away. Not only did he post on Facebook to help find the girls, but he also travelled all the way to their place carrying a special gift and make their Christmas wish come true. (old.reddit.com)

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300points

Despite being in the original Star Wars trilogy, James Earl Jones and Carrie Fisher had actually never met - until they guest starred in a S 7 episode of the series, The Big Bang Theory in the 2010s. (i.redd.it)

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688points

In 2012, after a video ‘Making the Bus Monitor Cry’ went viral, where seventh graders were bullying 68-yr-old Karen Klien, a kind man named Max Sidorov set up a fundraiser to collect $5,000 so that Karen gets a vacation. It ends up surpassing half a million dollars after which she decided to retire. (old.reddit.com)

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289points

Whenever you feel that you have bad luck, remember that there was man named Roy Sullivan, with the terrible fate of being struck by lightning, not once, but seven times throughout his life. (old.reddit.com)

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338points

In 2001, a girl named Brooke Greenberg became the first documented human to be of 20 years old, yet look like a one-year-old. When the doctors failed to diagnose her, they named her condition ‘Syndrome X.’ (old.reddit.com)

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41points

In 2021, a 30-year-old man went fishing with two friends at a lake in Brazil. When they were attacked by bees, he jumped into the lake to escape, but drowned and was partially eaten by piranhas. His friends also jumped in but managed to swim back to shore and survived. (i.redd.it)

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420points

In 1988, a poodle named Catchy falls 13 floors and hits a 75-year-old woman. She dies, the poodle dies, a 46-year-old who comes to see the incident, dies, after being hit by a bus. A man who witnessed her death gets a heart attack and also dies on his way to hospital. (i.redd.it)

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494points

When David Schwimmer joined the show, he was already the highest-paid star. Out of camaraderie with his co-stars, he took a pay cut so they could all earn equal pay. By the final season, each cast member was making one million dollars per episode. (i.redd.it)

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34points

The strongest in history is the 1960 earthquake named Terremoto de Valdivia, which hit the South American country of Chile and registered between 9.4 to 9.6 on the moment magnitude scale. The death toll is believed to range anywhere between 1 to 6,000 people. (i.redd.it)

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345points

In 2017, a 10-year-old girl Juliana Ossa was swimming when she got bit by an alligator. She bravely manages to escape by using a survival trick. She stuck her fingers up it's nostrils to stop it from breathing. The alligator was forced to open its mouth, setting her foot free, and saving her life. (old.reddit.com)

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4points

Babes in the woods case (self.ThatInteresting)

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1,879points

In 2013, an Oregon woman was overheard in a bar bragging about getting away with killing someone in a 1997 drunken-driving accident. Shortly after she was arrested for first-degree manslaughter against a 65 year old. (i.redd.it)

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68points

France has been a republic since 1958 and hasn’t had a monarch since 1870, after Napoléon III fell. Still, there are pretenders to the throne: Jean-Christophe Napoléon, a descendant of Napoléon I, and Louis Alphonse de Bourbon from the Bourbon dynasty. (i.redd.it)

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816points

The oldest person ever captured on film is Pope Leo XIII, born in 1810. He appeared in an 1898 film at the age of 88 and was a contemporary of Napoleon and Abraham Lincoln. (i.redd.it)

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526points

In 2013, a Pizza Hut manager was fired for refusing to open on a Thanksgiving day. He wanted other employees to spend time with their families instead. Shortly after, the story hit local news, when Pizza Hut offered Tony his job back. (i.redd.it)

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82points

The oldest person in history whose age was verified was none other than Jeanne Calment, a French woman who lived to 122 (and a half) years of age. (i.redd.it)

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53points

There's a cute animal called the Quokkas in Australia and it has no natural predators. They will give you the biggest hugs you need once they see you. They also fear no humans, are vegetarian, and are size of a cat. Hope this just made your day! (old.reddit.com)

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143points

83-year-old man in Canada buries 42 buses to create a nuclear fallout shelter. The bunker has facilities like chapel, gym, and laundry room. "I don't see the purpose of life, but rather, in service to my fellow man." (old.reddit.com)

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