On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child "Buttocks" or "Prostitute".
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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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The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.
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40% of women have hurled footwear at a man.
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There is a village in Ireland called Muff, and they have their own diving club.
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In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
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