Whispering is more wearing on your voice than a normal speaking tone.
443
The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive...so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor.
138
Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
301
Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
45
The chances of you dying on the way to get your lottery tickets is greater than your chances of winning.
2k
Mussolini dodged the Italian draft.
28
The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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