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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Redheads require up to 20% more anesthesia to be knocked out.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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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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A dairy cow can produce more milk when listening to music.
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Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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