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In 1835, a house painter (Richard Lawrence) who believed he was the King of England tried twice to assassinate U.S. President Andrew Jackson at a funeral. Both guns misfired and Jackson, 67, beat the man with his cane. One of the people who restrained the would be assassin was Davy Crockett.

A Jewish woman named Natalia Karp saved her own life and her sister's life in a German concentration camp by playing Chopin so beautifully that the commanding officer declared "She shall live."

Pine trees scatter their needles across the forest floor to make it easier for fires to burn all of the other trees. Pine is fire resistant so it survives.

Sudden unexpected death syndrome refers to the death in which the heart of a seemingly healthy adult just stops for no reason. It mostly affects the young men from select Southeast Asian countries.

Dex Laserskater, who has featured in the Finnish magazine Image has been patrolling the streets of Helsinki since 1997. He has modeled his alter ego after the short-lived comic book hero Skateman. He specializes in guiding tourists, tipping waiters, doormen, and street musicians and helping the police.

Winston Churchill had a plan called "Operation Unthinkable" to invade the Soviet Union in a surprise attack immediately after the end of World War 2. His plan was finally shot down when it was learned that the Soviet troops remaining outnumbered allied troops 3:1.

Maya Moore, the best women’s basketball player in the world, retired early to fight for criminal justice reform. She helped overturn a wrongly convicted man who served 22 years of a 50-year sentence. His name is Jonathan Irons.

On a trip to China, Prince Philip joked to students that "if you stay here much longer, you'll go slit-eyed". After initial concerns of offense, it was revealed that Chinese authorities were unconcerned. They explained that traveling Chinese students were likewise warned not to go "round-eyed."

Peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches were a thing and at one point as popular as PB&J. They were created during the Great Depression as a cheap protein-rich alternative to meat which became too expensive at the time for most people.

Malignant hyperthermia, a life-threatening reaction to general anesthesia with temperatures soaring as high as 109°F, is hereditary and runs in families. Anesthesiologists routinely inquire about family history regarding fatal reactions to anesthesia due to this condition.