When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, its force was so great it could be heard 4,800 kilometres away in Australia.

The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is.

In medieval France, unfaithful wives were made to chase a chicken through town naked.

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