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In 1994, Microsoft's Bill Gates, whose fortune was estimated at nearly $7 billion, bought out all the available rooms at the 250-room hotel to keep media from staying there and reportedly hired all the helicopters on Maui to keep photographers from flying over the wedding.

Cleveland kidnapping victim Amanda Berry, held for almost 10 years and freed in 2013, has a TV segment on the Cleveland news dedicated to finding missing people.

In the early 1900s, Wilhelm von Olsten showcased Clever Hans, a horse claimed to possess extraordinary math skills. Osten, a mathematics teacher, traveled for free exhibitions, where the horse would answer questions by tapping his foot. Doubters prompted independent studies, revealing Hans couldn't answer unknown questions. His true ability was tapping until people signaled the correct answer, fooling audiences and earning applause.

The city of Crush, Texas was a temporary one day city created as a publicity stunt to exhibit two trains go full speed and collide. The impact caused engine boilers to explode resulting in a shower of flying debris on 40000 spectators. It killed 2 or 3 people and caused numerous injuries.

After President Kennedy's autopsy, his brain, tissue slides and other autopsy materials immediately disappeared and have not been found since.

Bacteria from chronic gum disease have been found in brains of people suffering from Alzheimer's, and although bad oral hygiene has long been a known risk factor for dementia, researchers now suspect that bacteria from gum disease may somehow cross into the brain and cause or worsen Alzheimer's symptoms.

The 'Turn-about Ranch' which is frequently recommended by Dr. Phil for troubled children has many reported cases of children being severely abused and humiliated.

Wolverines are being trained to find and rescue avalanche survivors because they are naturally inclined to sniff out animals 20 feet below the snow and eat them.

After analyzing data from nearly 10,000 smartphone users, online dating website OkCupid has found that iPhone user has had twice as many sexual partners than an Android user of the same age.

When James Robinson’s Charlie battalion came under fire from 400-men strong Vietcong battalion, he ran around the battlefield killing snipers with a grenade launcher, rescuing wounded medics and soldiers (suffering multiple gunshot wounds) and distributing water and ammunition. When an enemy machine gun opened fire on them, Robinson charged the gunner with a grenade in each hand. He was shot in the leg with a tracer round, causing his pants to catch fire. He tore his pants off and continued charging the gunner. He was shot twice more in the chest (5 total bullet wounds) but managed to hurl a grenade at the gunner’s nest. He received Medal of Honor posthumously.