The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
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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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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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According to a 2014 study, 1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually-transmitted disease.
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The dildo was invented at least 22,000 years before the wheel.
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