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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Critic Michael Crowley gave such a poor review of one of author Michael Crichton's books that, in his next book, Crichton made a character 'Mick Crowley' who was a child molester with a small penis.
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There is a village in Ireland called Muff, and they have their own diving club.
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There is a town in Pennsylvania named Intercourse.
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More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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The Prince Charle Cinema in London has volunteer "ninjas" that hush obnoxious moviegoers.
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In 1974, prankster Porky Bickar was so into April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire - fooling the local populace and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active.
30
The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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