In the Brothers Grimm’s original Cinderella (Aschenputtel), the stepsisters mutilate their feet to fit cinderella’s glass slipper and later have their eyes pecked out by doves at the royal wedding, leaving them blind forever.
Watching and listening to the popping seeds of the Tamboti tree caused by wriggling moth larvae, as also seen in Mexican jumping beans
Long Island Rail Road uses gas heaters at Jamaica Station so the railroad track switches don’t freeze in winter
