According to the annual report on accidents in the home,three dozen people were sent to the hospital for injuries associated with teapot covers, about 165 for injuries from placemats, about 330 from toilet-paper holders, and about 13,000 from vegetables. However, sponge-related accidents fell from 996 the previous year to 787.
And every year over 500 people are killed by their trousers
One man, run over by his own Mercedes blamed his accident on three giant baked potatoes smothered in tuna mayonnaise and cheese.
He fell under the car as he leant out of the driver's door to be sick because he had eaten so much - and the Mercedes rolled over him.
Now it’s death by hair.
Eye-skimming fringes rages on are putting women drivers at risk. Almost 190,000 admit that they have had an accident, ‘near miss’ or made a sudden manoeuvre as a result of their vision being limited by their hair whilst driving.
67 per cent of women have a hairstyle that can fall in their eyes whilst driving. But only a fifth secure their hair off their face. More than 9 million female motorists say that they never secure their hair back before driving.
The most common reasons include: not believing it necessary (33 per cent), not remembering to bring a hair tie (8 per cent) ,not wanting to ruin an existing hairstyle (8 per cent) and spots.
Next week: we reveal exclusively the threat posed by people who let their old Englsh sheep dog drive them back from the pub.
Often there are good reasons for not tying hair back. But remember that mobile phone should not be used on the move
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