15 Weird Events That Happened You Probably Forgot

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A baboon named Jack worked for the South African railroad in the 1880's

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In the 15th century Europeans used to buy mummies, grind them up and use them in medicine.

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A 639 year organ musical piece started playing in Germany in 2001, and wont finish until 2640.

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A Japanese soldier continued to fight for 30 years after WW2 had ended, he refused to believe Japan's surrender.

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In 2007 a woman was suspended in a cumulonimbus cloud for 40 minutes while paragliding and managed to survive.

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A man was able to land a plane on the streets of New York in 1956.

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A penguin at a Japanese zoo once fell in love with an anime cutout.

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In 1856 the whole city of Chicago was raised a few feet so a new sewer system could be installed.

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A postman in France created a statue out of stones he found while at work.

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A seal in the Boston aquarium once learned how to imitate human speech.

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A man in San Francisco has been scaring people from behind some eucalyptus branches for almost 40 years.

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This 450 year old log has been floating around in a lake in Oregon for more than 120 years.

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In 1982 a man used weather balloons to rise to an altitude of 16,000 feet.

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A cat from California has stolen over 600 items from around her neighborhood.

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In 1726 a woman claimed to have given birth to rabbits and there were doctors who believed her.