A Second Chance
In 1979, Elvita Adams decided to jump off the Empire State Building. Despite the fact that she jumped off the 86th floor, she survived by landing on the 85th-floor balcony. She said that she committed suicide because she was extremely impoverished, but her jump helped raise funds for Elvita's family.
Big Boy Bacteria
The world's largest bacterium is actually visible to the human eye. The Thiomargarita namibiensis can have a diameter of .07 millimeters. For comparison, your average run of the mill bacterium has a diameter of 0.001 millimeters.
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