A Greek monk Mihallo Toltos never saw a women in his life. When he was born, his mother died and the baby was taken the following day to a monastry atop the Mount Athos. He spent his life among the monks-isolated from women. Even female animals were not allowed to enter the monastry.
Mrs. Laurel Nisbel of USA survived for 37 years and 58 days on lungs made of metal.
Richard the Lion-Hearted King of England spent more than 95% of his reign away from his kingdom and visited England only twice.
In India, the Chenchu tribe believe that sex at night produces blind children.
The longest lived man was Shirali Nislimov who died on sept. 8, 1978 at the age of 168 years.
20,000 men laboured for nearly 20 years to bring the Taj Mahal at Agra, to its final shining glory of perfection beside the Yamuna river. The building, a mausoleum of pure white marble, was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the body of his beloved second wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
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