The rooster that survived more than a year without a head

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Because surviving without a head is peak agricultural achievement. Fruita honors a rooster that famously lived for over a year after an incredibly botched slaughtering attempt, throwing a massive annual party celebrating nature's most confusing anatomical glitch.

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If you plan on visiting the ancient Acropolis in Greece, you could be severely fined if you wear this specific item.

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Parts of the Great Wall of China are actively disappearing because local villagers have been stealing the historic bricks for decades to build their own houses, fences, and even agricultural pigsties.

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