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Tilda Swinton is from one of only three families that can trace their land ownership and lineage back to before the Norman Conquest.
Known as the "suicide disease," trigeminal neuralgia causes intense, stabbing facial pain and is one of the most painful conditions, with no known cure.
In 1989, one of the largest drug busts occurred in Sylmar, California, with authorities seizing 20 tons of cocaine valued at $6 billion, representing about 5% of the world's annual production. It was left unguarded, secured only by a $6 padlock.
The Black Death led to dowry inflation in medieval Florence, prompting the government to create a public dowry fund. Families deposited money when a girl turned five, accruing 10% interest annually, withdrawable upon marriage.
After the Titanic sank, the first recovery ship ran out of embalming supplies, leading the crew to preserve only first-class passengers, assuming wealthy men needed visual identification for estate disputes.
In 2014, Cho Hyun-ah, Korean Air's chairman's daughter, erupted when served macadamia nuts in a packet instead of on a plate. She forced the flight attendant to kneel, apologize, and then ejected him from the plane, later demoting him.
In 1862, Londoner Henry Budd left his estate to his sons, with the condition that neither should ever grow a moustache.
In 2009, a man attempted to assassinate Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Nayef by hiding a bomb inside his body. Although he got close enough to shake hands, his body absorbed most of the blast, leaving Bin Nayef with only minor injuries.
A cat named Tommy dialed 911 to assist his owner, Gary, who had fallen from his wheelchair. Although Gary had trained Tommy to call 911, he never expected it to work until it did.
British soldier Adrian Carton de Wiart was a veteran of four wars and survived being shot multiple times, two plane crashes, and a POW camp escape. He even bit off his own fingers after a doctor refused to amputate them, later stating he enjoyed the war.
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