There is actually a place in Yellowstone park, USA called zone of death where u can legally commit any crime.

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Spider Fighting is a popular sport in the Philippines.

Two spiders are pitted against each other by mounting them on a stick. As they fight it out, the first to fall twice from the perch is the loser.

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Transferring a 5MB hard drive in 1956.

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Skydiving without a parachute.

Banzai Skydiving is an actual sport in which a driver throws the parachute out of the plane first, then jumps after to grab it.

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The longest prison sentence ever was given to Chamoy Thipyaso, a Thai woman who defrauded 16,000 people in a pyramid scheme which netted her more than $200 million.

In 1989, a judge sentenced her to an astonishing 141,078 years for corporate fraud.

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Scientists have invented an injectable oxygen that lets you survive without breathing.

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Human testicles have taste buds that can detect sweet flavors, and they're essential for reproduction.

Scientists say that, despite being a long way from the mouth, taste receptors on the testicles and anus can also detect the savory taste of umami - the amino acid in soy sauce.

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A while back on Reddit, somebody asked a question "If kinetic energy is converted into thermal energy, how hard do I have to slap a chicken to cook it?"⁠

Though it clearly is a funny question, it's also sort of the best question the Internet has ever heard. A physics major Parker Ormonde, did the exact math: caluclated & answered 23,034 slaps can cook a chicken.

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After childbirth, without consent from the patient, doctors sometimes do an extra stitch to tighten the vagina called "the husband stitch".

This procedure takes place after delivery to decrease the size of a woman's vaginal opening. It is an outdated procedure that has no approved medical use or benefit.

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A Chinese student crucified a rat on a wooden cross after catching it eating his pet turtle.

Was it appropriate?

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In some cultures, ants were used to stitch wounds.

They would hold the skin together, grab an ant with big jaws (like an army or leaf-cutter ant), put its mouth to the wound and wait for it to bite down

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There is a university in Britain that teaches students prostitution.

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As a part of the recruitment process, women seeking a career as police officers in Indonesia must be virgin and pretty.

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There is a bank in Italy that keeps
cheese instead of money.

Credito Emiliano, a bank in northern Italy that accepts cheese as collateral for a loan. It has done so since 1953.

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After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp.

If you’re heading to a concert or a musical after a big meal you may be doing yourself a disservice. Try eating a smaller meal if you need to keep your hearing pitch perfect.

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Measuring swimsuit length at Washington DC beach in the 1920s.

If a swimsuit was too short, women were fined there were police who patrolled the area with measuring tape.

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