Some Christmas facts you probably didn’t know!

• 3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue;
• 142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts;
• 58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers;
• 31 Brits have died since 1996 from watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in;
• 19 Brits died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate;
• British hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker-pulling accidents;
• 101 Brits since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet;
• 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on new jumpers with a lighted cigarette in their mouth;
• A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth;
• In 2001, five Brits were injured in accidents involving out of control Scalextric cars;
• In 2000, eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up in the loo!

Have a Merry and SAFE Xmas!