Strange But True
By SAMANTHA WEAVER

+ With April 15 right around the corner, you might want to note that Matthew is the patron saint of tax collectors.

+ It's well-known that noted American poet Emily Dickinson was a recluse, but she had some other quirks of personality that aren't as commonly known. For example, she sometimes wrote verse on chocolate wrappers.

+ Early car windshields were very dangerous because they would break into toothlike radial shards around the neck of accident victims being ejected through them, often causing fatal lacerations or even decapitations.

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