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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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
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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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The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!
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In 1974, prankster Porky Bickar was so into April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire - fooling the local populace and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active.
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Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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