The little bags of netting for gas lanterns (called 'mantles') are radioactive...so much so that they will set of an alarm at a nuclear reactor.
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If your skin is laid flat it will cover an area of 18 square feet.
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A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the caps as legal tender.
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The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning!
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People who ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the brain.
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The G in 'g-string' stand for groin.
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Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen.
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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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