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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In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
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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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If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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Consumption of TNT turns urine amber or deep red, which people often mistake for blood.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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