FACT: Deaths attributed to “loud sounds” since 1970: 34,831.
- FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Since 2001, 987 children have been killed while buying ice cream.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

FACT: Total asphyxiations attributed to rice cake eating since 1965: 1,601.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: 99% of all "mazes" can be solved if you walk to the right every time you have to choose between left and right.

FACT: More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.

FACT: Halogen floor lamps caused approximately 270 fires and 19 deaths per year.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: In 2003, 24 people died from inhaling popcorn fumes.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

FACT: Three people die each year testing if a 9V battery works on their tongue.

FACT: A group of unicorns is called a blessing.

FACT: Poets have a life span fifteen years below average.
– FINAL EXITS by Michael Largo

FACT: One of the largest carriers of hepatitis B is dinner mints.

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How I got fake blood on my daughter's Ken doll, and other confessions of a thriller writer mom

Submitted by Chelsea on February 7, 2013 - 9:16am

I'm a frequent guest on LiveWire!, a variety show that is performed here in Portland and then broadcast nationally (Hello, Austin!). This is a recordning of me performing an essay with Ralph Huntley backing me up musically. Ralph has fantastic muttonchops, which you can't see here, but that doesn't mean you can't imagine them.

Let's see if this link works! (This is so exciting.)

https://soundcloud.com/live-wire-radio/chelsea-cain-how-i-got-fake

Chelsea's blog