It’s kind of a tradition, on Independence Day, for health journalists to relay warnings from public-health authorities. Wear sunscreen, watch the alcohol, don’t leave kids alone in pools, don’t stick sparklers in your eye — that kind of thing. They are important to say, because they might actually prevent someone getting injured, but they are dully familiar, because we’ve heard them all before.
Here’s one I suspect no one has heard before: Don’t swallow your grill brush, it will puncture your intestine.