McDonald's did away with its spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons.
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In 2012, a squirrel in Fareham, UK got its head trapped in a decorative Halloween skull and scared the crap out of the neighbours.
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In the UK, there's a guy named 'Major Dickie Head'.
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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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More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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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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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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