Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant "plenty of excrement."

Some brands of toothpaste contain glycerin or glycerol, which is also an ingredient in antifreeze.

Tycho Brahe, a 16th century astronomer, lost his nose in a duel with one of his students over a mathematical computation. He wore a silver replacement nose for the rest of his life.

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