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The Smallest Mouse in Europe

Micromys minutus, also known as the harvest mouse or the minutiae mouse, is one of the smallest mice in Europe.…

The Iconic Longaberger Building

Architecture often pushes the boundaries of creativity and innovation, and one extraordinary example of this is the Longaberger Building, affectionately…

Flat Earthers

Flat Earthers, people who believe that the Earth is flat rather than round, have gained notoriety in the age of…

Jon Brower Minnoch – The Heaviest Person in History

Jon Brower Minnoch was born on September 29, 1941 and died on September 10, 1983. He was an American man…

Sin Eating

The medieval practice of "sin eating" was a ritual that was performed in some parts of medieval Europe, particularly in…

Unusual jobs: Professional line standers

Professional line standers are people who are paid to wait in line for others, typically for popular events, product releases,…

The oldest animal

The oldest animal known to science is a species of clam called the ocean quahog (Arctica islandica). The species can…

Great Emu War

The Great Emu War was a military operation that took place in Australia in the 1920s, in which the Australian…

Canned Fresh Air

Canned Fresh Air is a product that originated in China and is sold in cans. The product is meant to…

The Oldest Person in History

The oldest recorded person in history is a French woman named Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years and…