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* ''The Dictionary of the Khazars'' by Milorad Pavic had Princess Ateh protected in sleep by the runes painted on her eyelids, that would kill anyone who sees them, i.e. sees her face while her eyes are closed (she didn't mind the night light, apparently). This worked fine until she received as a gift two mirrors, one of which allowed to see reflection from the very near future, and the other slightly delayed (thus allowing to see oneself in motion and from the angles normally unavailable with a simple mirror, aside of the amusement value). She was shown these early in the morning before having the runes washed off and... three guesses at what could possibly go wrong with that.
* Lars Bengtsson's novel, ''The Long Ships'', had an appearance by two Irish jesters/dwarfs who said they were careful to tone down their performance because they'd killed one patron by being so funny that he laughed himself to death. The Viking crew who'd picked them up decided not to tempt the fates/Norns by calling the jesters on their claim.
* The second ''[[Tom Stranger]]'' audiobook has a sequence claiming [[Bill Nye]]'s "My Sex Junk" can function as such. A character [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|leans on the fourth wall]] to make clear [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|Bill Nye really did make something called "My Sex Junk"]] and that the audience [[Shmuck Bait|can look it up on YouTube and witness the effects for themselves]].
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