In the late 19th century, the Sears catalog used to offer a heroin kit ( including a syringe, 2 needles, and 2 vials of heroin) for only $1.50 – or slightly less than $50 adjusted for inflation. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Sears, Roebuck Once Sold Bayer Heroin – The Atlantic
The wheel was not man’s first significant invention. Others predate the wheel by thousands of years including sewing needles, woven cloth, rope, basket weaving, boats and even the flute. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-salute-to-the-wheel-31805121/
A mosquito’s proboscis has six needles, two of which have 47 sharp edges on their tips to help cut through skin and even protective layers of clothing in order to suck your blood. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://endmosquitoes.com/do-mosquitoes-have-teeth-number/