John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket...for science!

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History has seen its share of scientists who've experimented on themselves (with mixed results).

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Warehouse owner Arnold Segale gave one of his tenants an extension on their rent, and he helped to change the world.

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Inventor Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim would invent the first machine gun...and be a case of strange irony.

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New York's Philip Contos insisted on riding his Harley Davidson without a helmet. He paid an ironic price.

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Russia's prison system is its own terrorist organization.

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Computer guy Brian McCracy got stung by a traffic camera, but he got his sweet revenge.

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Elmer Bendiner was the navigator of a B-17 bomber during World War 2. His plane should have never returned from its mission, but strange luck would visit him that day.

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One 9th Century Pope took his revenge on a predecessor...and made history in the strangest of ways.

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What will you leave to others in your Last Will & Testament? Some final requests have been incredibly odd.

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