A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans.
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The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.
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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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