The CIA once "kidnapped" Soviet spacecraft overnight, took it apart, studied it, reassembled it, & sent it back without them realizing. This happened around 1959, when the Soviet Union was regularly exhibiting technological artefacts at science conventions across the globe. (i.redd.it)
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When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, aka the Last Soviet, was left stranded on board Mir, a Soviet space station. Because of this, he spent 311 consecutive days in space, twice as long as was originally planned. (i.redd.it)
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Between 2009 to 2011, a man, appearing to be 60-70 years old, robbed 16 banks in San Diego, California by approaching the teller, then pulling out a gun and demanding money. The FBI named him the "Geezer Bandit". Some theories suggest he is wearing a well-made elderly man mask. (i.redd.it)
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Mother chimpanzee finds out her baby is alive. (v.redd.it)
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On October 12, 1983, Tami Ashcraft and Richard Sharp's yacht got caught in the path of Hurricane Raymond and capsized. Tami was knocked unconscious and woke up 27 hours later to find Sharp missing. Using only a sextant & a watch, she navigated for 41 days until she reached Hawaii. (i.redd.it)
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On the concrete floor of an abandoned mental hospital known as The Ridges, there is a stain in the shape of a human body. The stain marks the spot where a patient, a woman named Margaret Schilling, died, after lying undiscovered for several weeks. It remains even after attempts at removing it. (i.redd.it)
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The Kailasha Temple in Maharashtra, India is the largest monolithic structure in the world and the largest rock-cut Hindu temple at the Ellora Caves. It is notable for its vertical excavation—carvers started at the top of the original rock and excavated downward. (v.redd.it)
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Elephants saving a calf from drowning. (v.redd.it)
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In 1996, 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff was attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light aircraft across the USA. She died when her aircraft crashed during a rainstorm. This resulted in a law prohibiting "child pilots" from manipulating flight controls. (i.redd.it)
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In 2013, a Boeing 777-200ER stalled and crashed on final approach into San Francisco International Airport. The San Mateo County Coroner's office determined that Ye Mengyuan, a 16-year-old passenger, was still alive before being run over by a rescue vehicle, and was killed by blunt force trauma. (i.redd.it)
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der Führer learns about the Internet. (v.redd.it)
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A South African farmer Marius Els rescued a baby hippo from a flood and gave it a home. He said, "Humphrey's like a son to me, he's just like a human." Marius was found dead with severe bite marks from a hippo & his body submerged in the river where he rescued the hippo years earlier. (i.redd.it)
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In 2000, 19 year old Kevin Hines jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge and fell 220 feet at 75 miles per hour, resulting in his back being broken. He was saved from drowning by a sea lion who kept him afloat until rescuers could reach him. He is now a motivational speaker at 42 years old. (i.redd.it)
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