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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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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Some Chinese-made hair bands were fashioned from recycled condoms.
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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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The male seahorse carries babies and 'gives birth' to them instead of the female.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Yawns are more contagious among people with closer relationships.
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