When I was growing up, my dad would tell cautionary tales of ways people had been injured by doing an everyday activity around the house. He would remind me and my siblings about the dangers of falling down the stairs, electrocuting ourselves with a hair dryer, or leaning back too far in our chairs. His stories grew to be legendary in my family. We started teasing him about having a scary anecdote for any daily activity a person could do. The problem was, he wasn't being paranoid. … [Read more...]