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A Million Eggs Sent To Soldiers In WWI
- During World War I the public collected about a million eggs a week to send to wounded soldiers and sailors at the front.
- Donors wrote names and messages on eggs, creating a personal morale-boosting ritual.
World-Record Mouth-Stacking Feats
- Dines Upadhyaya, a science teacher from India, holds 48 world records for stuffing objects into his mouth including 92 pencils and 79 grapes.
- He credits daily practice for achieving these extreme mouth-stuffing feats.
Lost Wife Classifieds And Public Rebuttals
- Husbands in 18th–19th century England often placed 'lost wife' classifieds claiming they were no longer responsible for her debts.
- Women sometimes replied publicly explaining justified reasons like abuse, revealing the social tensions behind the adverts.