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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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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There is a tiger named Kenny who is the only known tiger to have downs syndrome.
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The drummer for the rock group Def Leppard only has one arm.
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It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
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