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Woody Allen wanted to achieve immortality by not dying rather than through his work. Recently, China's General Secretary Xi ...

In 1962, French geologist Michel Siffre did something no scientist had seriously attempted before. He voluntarily disappeared ...

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For more than 60 years, the ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) was one of the ocean’s greatest mysteries.

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Despite dropping out of high school at 15 to work at a video rental store, the legendary director reportedly boasts an IQ of ...