In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!
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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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Famous billionaire Howard Hughes stored his own urine in large bottles.
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On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson considered becoming a male stripper to make money during graduate school. When he visited the club, the dancers came out with lighter fluid soaked jockstraps and set them ablaze while dancing to “Great Balls of Fire.” He chose math tutoring instead.
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The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
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