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They Melt Lead And Tell Your Year
On New Year folks pour molten lead or tin into water, judge the blobs like a psychic, and claim the next twelve months is sorted.Read More
He Sold Everything and Bet It on Red
One bloke liquidated his life, flew to Vegas and calmly plonked the lot on red - then walked away with twice as much and the sort of smug grin that makes accountants weep.Read More
Cut Your Nails At Night? Fuggedaboutit.
In Japan, Korea and China people still warn 'do not cut nails at night' - a superstition born from poor light, ghost gossip, and nail-clipping magic.Read More
That One Extra Artery Hiding Behind Your Throat
Sometimes your right subclavian artery decides to take the scenic route behind your esophagus and, if it's feeling rude, makes swallowing a drama called dysphagia lusoria.Read More