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LIPOSUCTION
And the front-runner for the Elvis Award for the Least Dignified Way to Die: liposuction (the way Elvis himself might have died if he'd lived long enough to try it). According to one survey of plastic surgeons, the death rate for liposuction is twenty to sixty times higher than the death rate for all operations performed in hospitals. |
LIQUOR STORES
People working in liquor stores suffer the second-highest rate of occupational homicides. And it's not even worth it—they almost never get employee discounts. |
LOS ANGELES
In a survey of sixty-eight cities, Los Angeles had the worst traffic, with half of daily travel taking place in congested conditions. At least when the Big One comes, you'll already be in your car. |
LOUISIANA
Louisiana is the second most unhealthy state in the U.S. It would probably be around number five if it weren't for the Mardi Gras festival. |
LYING
When you tell a lie, more blood is pumped into your nasal tissues—so your nose gets longer. This condition is technically known as acute pinocchiosis. |
