In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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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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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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When a massive power outage struck southern California in the 1990s, Los Angeles residents reportedly called 911 to express alarm about strange clouds hovering overhead; they were seeing the Milky Way for the first time.
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Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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