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Til Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong despised each other. Soviet agents claim Stalin had ordered Mao to be fed well during his 10 days visit Moscow. Maos excrement was collected daily for test. Scientists wanted to determine the state of mind of the Chinese leader by examining excrement

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E1jEd TIL of William Lyttle, the "Mole Man of Hackney", who spent around 40 years digging a network of tunnels up to 59 feet (18 m) long beneath his home. When the authorities discovered the extent of his burrowing, he was rehoused on the top floor of a high-rise to prevent digging.