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== Mythology ==
* This was, according to medieval myth, the fate of anyone who stabbed a basilisk. Lucian described it thusly: "What though the Moor the Basilisk hath slain, and pinned him lifeless to the sandy plain, up through the spear the subtle venom flies; the hand imbibes it, and the victor dies."
== Newspaper Comics ==
* In a ''[[Peanuts Comic]]'', Snoopy (as "Joe Motocross") has some trouble at a race. His bike's chain broke, the brake pedal bent, he ran into a hay bale, snapped his rear shock rod, had two flat ties, and blew his engine. Snoopy himself is in bad shape too, ending up with a bloody nose, bruised elbows, and losing three teeth.
{{quote|'''Snoopy:''' But I WON A TROPHY!!}}
== Sports ==
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