There's a rare breed of pig that looks like a sheep.
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Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. (The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.)
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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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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