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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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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