More people die from slipping in the bathroom than from shark attacks.

Most people die within a 20-mile radius of where they were born.

Every year, more people are killed by vending machines than by sharks.

The Socratic method — learning through questioning — remains foundational to legal education.

Some people have survived being buried alive.

You are more likely to be struck by lightning than win many major lottery jackpots.

The longest hiccuping spree on record lasted 68 years — Charles Osborne hiccuped from 1922 to 1990.

Malapropism — using the wrong similar-sounding word — is named after Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's 'The Rivals' (1775).

A googol is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros — the search engine Google is named after it, misspelled.