Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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