A man named Dean Karnazes ran 563 kilometers in 81 hours without sleep.

After cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his championship title for doping, the Tour de France was officially declared without a champion for seven consecutive years (1999-2005), as many riders who trailed Armstrong were also linked to doping.

By restoring the wolf population, traffic accidents caused by deer have decreased by nearly 25%.

The Wright brothers only flew together once in the same plane, for a total of six minutes. They assured their father, Milton, that they would never fly together again to avoid the extinction of their family.

When an adventurer drove his Jeep Wrangler to a world record altitude of 6,646 m, he left a sign that read, "Jeeps Only." That sign remained until a Suzuki Takeshi, driving a Suzuki Samurai, climbed the same volcano to 6,688 m and removed it.

An ancient Greek stele dating back to 1250 BC records why its owner was late, including reasons such as drinking, his daughter being sick, and being scolded by his father.

In the Middle Ages, people had to share a bed with their visitors – because only the very wealthy could afford more than one bed, while the poor slept on the straw on the floor.

Approximately 444,000 people die each year from preventable medical accidents.

Excessive stress during pregnancy can cause the fetus to shrink in the uterus.

A baboon named Jack worked for the South African railways around 1880.

A 639-year-long organ piece began playing in Germany in 2001 and will not be completed until 2640.

The inventors of the USB interface originally intended it to be reversible, but abandoned the idea due to cost considerations.

Fox tossing was once a popular sport involving launching live foxes as high as possible and dodging them as they fell.

Ancient Roman gladiators mostly ate vegetarian food and drank energy drinks made from a mixture of water and ash.

The beggar Cui Xianren's unique calligraphy caught the eye of the owner of Founder Group, who then purchased the copyright to the font for 500,000 yuan.

Jesus is the central figure in the Quran, and Islam not only believes in Jesus but also universally reveres him.

There is an island in Micronesia where all the inhabitants are colorblind. They can only tell when fruit is ripe by smell.

The Japanese use seals instead of signatures.

Danes often leave their children outside stores while shopping.

In the Middle East, praising someone might get them to give you things.

The Earth's crust is extremely thin, comparable to an apple peel, and accounts for only 1% of the Earth's volume, yet it contains all known life on Earth.

Chinese opera singer Shi Peipu, disguised as a woman, obtained 20 years of classified information from French embassy staff. His story was adapted into the film *M. Butterfly*.

Roundworms can live in the human body for up to 30 years and grow up to 24 meters long.

在中美洲和南美洲土著人群中，接近 100%都是O型血。

Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the Dark Souls series, was inspired by his experience of getting his car stuck in the snow on a mountain and having a group of strangers come to help him push it to the top.

In the 1990s, the New Jersey Nets requested the NBA to change their name to the Swamp Dragons. NBA owners voted 26-1 in favor of the change. The Nets were the only team that didn't vote; they changed their minds at the last minute, angering then-commissioner David Stern.

McDonald's is the world's largest buyer of Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola has a dedicated division that serves McDonald's.

In 400 BC, the Persians invented the Yakhchal, an ancient refrigerator that could store solid ice in the desert during the summer.

Smokers who suffer brain damage after a stroke can easily quit smoking within a day without relapse or urges, suggesting that this brain region may play a role in nicotine addiction.

Regarding Operation Chapel—On March 10, 1945, American bombers dropped incendiary bombs on Tokyo. It killed over 100,000 people and destroyed 267,171 buildings. This was the deadliest bombing raid in human history, even more destructive than the atomic bombs of Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

During the 65 years of transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasty, approximately 25 million people lost their lives.

The Alpine Death Checkerboard Flower is so poisonous that only one type of bee can tolerate its toxins and pollinate it.

If you fall asleep during a Puritan church service, you will be woken up by a long wooden stick.

Due to the nuclear research treaty during World War II, the United States needed Britain's consent to bomb Japan with nuclear weapons.

The 700 third-class passengers on the Titanic had to share two bathtubs: one for men and one for women.

Thomas Edison was deeply frustrated by his son's business acumen, so he paid him $35 a week to use a different name to avoid being recognized.

In 2014, the French consumed over 162 million bottles of champagne (nearly three bottles per person). The rest of the world shared another 145 million bottles.

Native Americans also used Alcatraz as a prison.