In case you wondered why Australians have a reputation as they do, read on:
 
*    3 people die each year testing if a 9V battery works on their tongue.
*    142 people were injured in 1998 by not removing all the pins from new shirts.
*    58 people are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.
*    31 people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the
      fairy lights were plugged in.
*    19 people have died in the last 3 years by eating Christmas decorations
       they believed were chocolate.
*    Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling incidents.
*    101 people since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys pulled
        out of the soles of their feet.
*    18 people had serious burns in 1998 trying on a new jumper with a lit
      cigarette in their mouth.
*    A massive 543 people were admitted to casualty in the last two years after
     opening bottles of beer with their teeth or eye socket.
*    5 people were injured last year in accidents involving out of control Scalextric cars.

AND FINALLY, SURPRISE, SURPRISE;
*    8 people cracked their skull in 1997 after falling asleep while
     throwing up into the toilet.