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41The man who survived 46Gs

There was a documented experiment where someone survived an acceleration of over 46 g. John Stapp actually lived on to the age of 89 but did suffer vision damage from the experiments.

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42Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn is the only actor/actress to win the Best Actor/Actress Oscar four times.

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43Time Crystals

There's a new state of matter called "Time Crystals" that is different from solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.

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44The Old Guitarist

Due to lack of funds, Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist was painted over another painting of a woman in a field nursing a child next to a sheep and a bull.

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45The Empire Strikes Back

Filming Star Wars in Tunisia was hindered by the first major rainstorm in 50 years, and The Empire Strikes Back filming in Norway was hindered by the worst winter storm in 50 years.

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46Dr. Isaac Herschkopf

"Celebrity psychiatrist" Dr. Isaac Herschkopf (left) manipulated a patient into cutting off his family, giving him his home, signing over his bank account, and amending his will to leave everything to the doctor's wife. Yet, Dr. Herschkopf still maintains his medical license in New York City today.

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47Bernd Brandes

A German engineer named Bernd Brandes volunteered to be killed and eaten by aspiring cannibal Armin Meiwes, who placed an ad on the internet looking for someone to be killed and eaten. After eating Brandes and going to jail, Meiwes became a vegetarian.

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48Weather Reports

During World War 2, weather reports were censored to prevent enemy submarines from learning about the conditions. A football game in Chicago was so covered in fog that the radio announcer couldn’t see the field at all, but afterward he was officially thanked for never using the word ‘fog’ or mentioning the weather.

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49Phoenix

Phoenix is the only city to have a complete “sports equinox”, when all four major sports teams from a city play on the same day. On November 4th, 2001 the Cardinals (NFL), the Coyotes (NHL), and the Suns (NBA) all lost, while the Diamondbacks won game 7 of the World Series.

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50Jerboa: Desert Leaping Rodent

Found in deserts, the Jerboa is a small rodent with long hind legs, enabling it to make kangaroo-like leaps. When pursued, jerboas can sprint at speeds of up to 15 mph (24 km/h). Their movement is akin to that of kangaroos. Jerboas mainly eat plants, but they can't consume tough seeds.

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