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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Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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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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In Breton, Alabama, there is a law on the town's books against riding down the street in a motorboat.
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For most people, no matter how hard you pinch the skin on your elbow with your fingers it doesn't hurt.
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