Singer John Denver's real last name, Deutschendorf, means "german village"
in German.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada has a sixteen percent sales tax.
Singer Shania Twain once played trumpet in her high school band.
Though serial killer Ted Bundy claimed his innocence right up until his execution, he gave an interview from jail in which he described how a "hypothetical" murderer "might" have commited the murders he was accused of.
Fluoride only strengthens teeth as part of a chemical compound. By itself it's called fluorine and is quite poisonous.
Some deodorants list castor oil among their ingredients, which is one more reason not to eat them.
The correct response to the Irish greeting "top of the morning to you" is "and the rest of the day to yourself".
The Holy Roman Empire was neither Roman nor an empire. Whether or not it was holy is a judgement call.
Leprosy does not cause your hands and feet to disintegrate. It kills the nerve endings in the arms and legs, which can lead to repeated accidental injuries such as severe burns because the patient doesn't know to take their hand off of a hot stove. It can, however, cause the cartilage in the nose to disintegrate.
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