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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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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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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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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