It could have been way worse - as these stats prove....
 
  * 3 people die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their
   tongue.
 
  * 142 people were injured in 1998 by not removing all pins from new
  shirts.
 
  * 58 people are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
  screwdrivers.
 
  * 31 people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree
   while the fairy lights were plugged in.
 
  * 19 people have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas
  decorations were chocolate.
 
  * Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling
  accidents.
 
  * 101 people since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic
  toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.
 
  * 18 people had serious burns in 1998 trying on a new jumper with a
   lit cigarette in their mouth.
 
  * A massive 543 people were admitted to A&E in the last two years
   after
  opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
 
  * 5 people were injured last year in accidents involving out of
   control Scalectrix cars.
 
  And finally...
 
  * 8 people cracked their skull in 1997 after falling asleep while
  throwing up into the toilet.

 

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