I've seen that list as "only in america" but they really could apply to most western nations...
Added some more..
3 people die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
142 people were injured in 1998 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
31 people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
101 people since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.
A massive 543 people were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
...do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place
... do we use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "Poli" in greek meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "blood-sucking creatures
...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight