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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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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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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The Prince Charle Cinema in London has volunteer "ninjas" that hush obnoxious moviegoers.
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One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed.
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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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