In most cases, if you have been shot by a gun, surgeons will leave the bullet inside you.

The hooded pitohui, a common bird in New Guinea, produces neurotoxins similar to those found in poison-dart frogs of Central and South America.

In the 1760s, French ladies used a 3-inch paper cutout to assist in applying rouge.

While tobacco is linked to about 30% of cancer cases, diet is involved in an estimated 25%, and alcohol in about 6%.

Abraham Lincoln was a fan of the actor John Wilkes Booth.

This article appears in July 30 • 2004.

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