11 Things That Are Unexpectedly Dangerous

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It turns out your odds of having to go to the ER this year due to some kind of mishap with tape are 1 in 170,200 — small, but not nonexistent. Most tape-related accidents are cuts from the tape itself or the teeth of the dispenser, but according to the Book of Odds, some also result from “tripping over or being hit by a roll of it, or its being ingested, inhaled, or otherwise misused.” In 2007, one woman reported “eating soup & found tape in soup, now throat feels sore and scratched.” Be warned.