Although unusual, it is not unheard of for people to commit suicide with a wood chipper. Between 1999 and 2006, 47 people in the United States ran themselves through a wood chipper as a way to end it all. Most chose to dive in headfirst, apparently in an effort to have it over quickly. Interviews with family and friends revealed that almost all of the people who chose this method were either extremely committed environmentalists, or fanatic home gardeners.

Actress Bea Arthur has the world's largest private reserve of skunk spray. She keeps 5,000 gallons of the extract in a specially-constructed bunker behind her house. It has a negative air pressure so none of the smell escapes.

Newscaster Peter Jennings suffers from what he describes as a "wholly rational and completely understandable" fear of the letter Y. He does his best to ensure that he never has to read a word with the letter Y in it during his newscast. He has never explained how his fear is "wholly rational".