The largest hotel in the world, with a staggering 10,000 rooms is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia
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This is American virologist Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995). In the 1950s, he decided not to patent his polio vaccine so that it would be affordable for millions of people. He lost out on roughly $7 billion but saved millions of lives.
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Queen Elizabeth II owns the largest clear cut diamond in the world. Known as 'The Great Star of Africa' the 530 carats gem was mined in South Africa back in 1905 and has an estimated worth of $400 million.
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Smoking dead scorpions to get high is a practice in Pakistan. Users crush the scorpions into powder and mix with tobacco or hash. The high lasts for around 10 hours.
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In 2015, photographer Atif Saeed captured this intense photograph of a male lion moments before it launched an attack on him. He narrowly escaped with this incredible shot of a face-to-face with a lion about to kill.
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Queen Elizabeth trained and worked as a mechanic during WWII. She remains the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and is the only living head of state who served in WWII.
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While filming Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone asked Dolph Lundgren to hit him for real. Lundgren agreed & then hit him so hard Stallone had to spend 9 days recovering in intensive care. In a later interview, Lundgren showed no sympathy stating "All I did was obey orders."
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Sir David Attenborough is the only person to win a BAFTA for a programme in black and white, colour, HD, 3D, and 4K.
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The first self-portrait in space, taken by Buzz Aldrin in 1966.
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An Artists Depiction Of The Future, Painted In 1930
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Meet Chen Si. Since 2003, he spends every weekend on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, a notorious spot from which to commit suicide. Chen patrols the bridge, looking for people who might be contemplating suicide. He has stopped more than 400 people from committing suicide. Not all heroes wear capes
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The oldest person ever to have lived is Jeanne Calment (21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997), from France, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days. Calment smoked regularly, until she was 117 and when she was 14 years old she met Vincent van Gogh in her uncle's shop.
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Easter bunny bringing joy to children, 1955
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These Public Swings Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station
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James Harrison has donated blood nearly every week for 60 years. His blood has unique, disease-fighting antibodies that have been used to develop an injection called Anti-D, which helps fight against rhesus disease. He alone has helped saved the lives of more than 2.4 million Australian babies.
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Policeman In San Francisco Scolds A Man For Not Wearing A Mask During The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
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