There is a German technique of swordsmanship known as 'Mordhau', which consists of gripping the sword inverted with both hands and using brute force to incapacitate your enemy with the pommel or cross-guard!

Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle.

Each year, the average person walks the distance from NY to Miami.

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