Whispering is more wearing on your voice than a normal speaking tone.
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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.
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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.
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Mussolini dodged the Italian draft.
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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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