Blind drunk: A champagne cork to the eye is no reason to celebrate - Scimex
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MTV star becomes blind in one eye after apparent champagne cork accident - Good Morning America
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Warning to families over bizarre Christmas blinding risk as you enjoy festive tipple
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Champagne Bottle Cork Could Leave You Blind On New Year's Eve
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Blinded on New Year's Eve? How to prevent champagne bottle disasters
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Florida's Marco Rubio wins 3rd Senate term, defeats Demings
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How that bottle of bubbly could leave you blind
How To Pop a Champagne Cork Without Harming Your Eye - American Academy of Ophthalmology
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New Year's warning: Champagne corks can travel 50 mph