Here they are, the weirdest factoids we could find. Get 'em while they're hot.

Here they are. We did the research, and added links.

1. What is Canadian Esther Cox famous for?
   Having a poltergeist. Read The Haunting of Esther Cox.
2. What is a fish spa?
   A place where fish eat the dead skin from your feet. Beatrice has done it. Check out Fish Spas.
3. Speaking of fish: what horrible fate oft befalls the red snapper?
   A nasty parasite replaces its tongue. Alas, yes. KB has the dope on Cymothoa exigua – The Tongue-Eating Louse.
4. What is asatru?
   A religion. If you want to get up close and pagan, read WebWitch's An Introduction to Asatru – a Teutonic Tradition.
5. Whose last words involved French Canadian Bean Soup?
   Dutch Schultz's. Get the skinny on the gangster's demise in The Ironic Death of Arthur Flegenheimer.
6. According to Roma tradition, what happens to pumpkins that are touched by the full moon?
   They turn into vampire squash. If you don't believe us, read Malabarista's Dracula's Ancestors – Vampires Without the Dinner Jackets.
7. What advice do experienced hikers give about relieving yourself in the woods?
   Always pee downwind. That's the consensus in the group-authored Tips for Camping in the Wild. You see? You can't get advice like that just anywhere.
8. Why didn't Victorians like 'Londonderry Air'?
   They thought the title sounded naughty. See, it sounded like 'London Derrière'. You can't make these things up, but Farlander told us about it in The Legend and History of the Song 'Danny Boy'
9. What is a gibbet?
   Where you could find Spence Broughton for a long time. They know all about hanging highwaymen in Sheffield, and Pinniped wrote about it in Spence Broughton – a Famous Corpse.
10. What does the Edited Guide recommend you 'microwavify'?
    Your Westphalian cheese sandwich. The Edited Guide is full of great advice like that. See it in frleon's magnificently entertaining The Art of Westphalian Cheese Toasting.

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Dmitri Gheorgheni

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