So many of us have braces, but do you know these fun facts about braces? Million Of Americans Are Currently In Braces According to the American Association of Orthodontics, there are 4 million people that currently wearing braces. There are about 1 million orthodontics patients that are over the age of 18. Did you know …
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Imagine an Amazon package containing a seemingly random item showing up at your door. How nice — someone must’ve bought you a present! But then you check your Amazon account and credit card statement to find that you bought the item. Only, you have zero memory of doing so. What happened? Did you buy the …
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A rare steak or a few pieces of sushi can be a real treat. But eating undercooked meat always carries with it the risk of catching something nasty. The family of our story found that out the hard way. Eight members of the family had gathered in South Dakota for a get-together. One of them …
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Parasites are awful, awful things. Nobody wants them, but here’s a little secret for you. You have them. Don’t worry, though, since the most common parasites are typically harmless. That said, there are some rarer and very strange (and awful) things out there that would love to live in your body. Here are seven examples …
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If you’ve read even a couple of Oddee stories, you know we like to crack a wise-ass joke. Sometimes, though, we come across a story so mind-boggling that we just hit a blank. This is one of those. Meet Daniell Koepke. Since her college years, she has struggled with debilitating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that …
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If you’ve just gotten bitten by a snake, it’s understandable if you panic a bit. After all, unless you regularly work with snakes, you may have no idea if the snake is venomous or not. Unless you’re in Australia. Although the number of venomous animals on the island is somewhat exaggerated, they still have plenty …
The bad thing about airplanes is that once they’re in the air, you can’t get out. That means if there’s a person with a bad cough or a screaming baby on board, you’re stuck for the next few hours. Yet, both of those sound like delightful scenarios compared to someone spewing blood out of every …
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You’re only supposed to call 911 (or whatever your local emergency number is) when you’re having an emergency. The problem is that the definition of “emergency” is very, very subjective. We all know the kind of grandpa who insists he’ll walk it off after losing three limbs. On the other end of the spectrum, we …
There’s nothing wrong with mild body modification — you know, a piercing here or a tattoo there. But as with so many other things, it can go much too far. Three U.K. men were recently handed prison sentences in a gruesome case concerning a subculture revolving around extreme self-mutilation. A fair warning: this story contains …
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You’re at your most vulnerable when answering nature’s call. That’s why most people want peace, quiet, and a safe environment to do their business. Unfortunately, fate can conspire against you while you’re sitting on the porcelain throne. Many people have been injured and even killed through bizarre series’ of events when in the bathroom. Here …
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