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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A 4-foot walrus penis bone sold at auction in 2007 for $8,000.
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The drummer for the rock group Def Leppard only has one arm.
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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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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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Obsessive nose picking is called Rhinotillexomania.
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