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When King Conrad III placed Weinsberg under siege, the castle wives made a deal which let them leave with whatever they could carry on their shoulders. Leaving everything else, each woman took her husband and carried him out. Conrad laughed and said, "A king should always stand by his word."

Issac Newton and Robert Hooke were bitter rivals, and Newton’s famous quote “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” was most likely a passive-aggressive attack on Hooke, who stood significantly shorter than Newton.

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1. Stephen Baldwin has "HM" (standing for Hannah Montana) tattooed on his left shoulder. He got it after making a pact with Miley Cyrus that he would be allowed to cameo on the show if he got the tattoo. He never never appeared on he show and says he regrets getting the tattoo.

2. Beach wrestling is a form of wrestling that is done by male or female wrestlers while standing. The competitors stand inside a 6 meter diameter sand-filled circle. The goal is to push the opponent out of bounds or to pin their shoulders to the ground.

3. The reverse of the Nobel Peace medal shows three nude men, standing in a triangle facing each other with their hands on the others' shoulders, denoting fraternal bond.

4. Isaac Newton's quote, "If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants", is believed by historians to be a cleverly employed phrase written to Robert Hooke, Newton's contemporary rival, mocking his physical appearance due to severe kyphosis.

5. Ned Kelly, the most famous Australian outlaw who made a great stand against Australian police in homemade armor and surviving 18 shots to the head, back, chest, and shoulder.

6. Robert Hooke was short. When Isaac Newton said "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants", it may have been an indirect way of saying that Robert Hooke had no influence on his work.

7. Isaac Newton borrowed ideas on gravitation theory from his contemporary Robert Hooke. Newton later said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." Hooke was a hunchback.

8. Zorba, a male Old English Mastiff, was [recognized by Guinness World Records as] the heaviest and longest dog in the world. He was recorded weighing 343lbs, standing 37" at the shoulder and being 8'3" from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.