Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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If you put two straws in your mouth, one inside a drink and one outside it, you won't be able to drink through either straw.
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