To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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A poll has found that computer 'nerds' make the best lovers, with 82 percent of IT geeks claiming they put their partner's pleasure above their own.
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There's a flower called "Hooker's Lips" that literally looks like a set of hooker's lips.
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In response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus,” for the Sega Cd. In the game you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
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Omar bin Laden (Osama's son) was denied citizenship in Britain in 2007 because "Omar failed to provide his father's permanent address".
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McDonald's did away with its spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons.
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