Jeremy Clarkson once published his bank account number and sort code to prove that the information couldn't be used to steal money. Someone used it to set up a monthly direct debit from his bank account to a charity.
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A group of officers is called a mess.
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To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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The U.S. Government spent $277,000 on pickle research in 1993.
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