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Ironic Twists
Jean-Baptiste Lully conducted himself to death. 🎼
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Ironic Twists
He filmed his own death from the Eiffel Tower. 🎥
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Ironic Twists
The creator of the children's TV show Barney was a former FBI agent who specialized in investigating organized crime before becoming a children's entertainer.
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Ironic Twists
The man who invented the stop sign, Charles Adler Jr., died in a car accident at an intersection that didn't have a stop sign he had recommended be installed there.
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Unbelievable Records
Fauja Singh, a British-Indian marathon runner born on April 1, 1911 in Punjab, completed the 2011 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours and 11 minutes at the age of 100, becoming the first centenarian reported to finish a marathon distance, though Guinness did not ratify the record due to the lack of a birth certificate.
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Animal Oddities
Jack ran railway signals for nine years without one mistake. 🚂
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Animal Oddities
A whale grabbed her leg and shoved her to the surface. 🐋
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Animal Oddities
Sammy the seal crosses traffic to visit his fish shop. 🦭
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Bizarre Human Behavior
He shot a fishing line between the Twin Towers with a bow and arrow. 🎯
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Science Gone Wrong
The reactor lid launched into the sky like a coin. 💥
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Science Gone Wrong
A missile launch rehearsal incinerated its own command team. 🚀
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Science Gone Wrong
A US pilot dropped a nuclear bomb on a family's garden. ☢️