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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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.
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There is a village in Ireland called Muff, and they have their own diving club.
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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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