A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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There is a family with a genetic condition that makes their skin blue, who have been isolated in rural Kentucky for generations.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.
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Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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