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    Anti-Comet Pills
    Anti-Comet Pills
    In 1910, as Earth passed through the tail of Halley's Comet, people bought "Anti-Comet Pills", special "comet umbrellas", and gas masks, because there was public hysteria that all life on Earth would be destroyed by gas - called cyanogen - that was detected in the tail.
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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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    MI6 Al-Qaeda Hack
    MI6 Al-Qaeda Hack
    In June, 2010, MI6 hacked an Al-Qaeda website and replaced instructions on how to make a bomb with a cupcake recipe.
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    Famous billionaire Howard Hughes stored his own urine in large bottles.
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    Club Direct, a travel insurance company in Britain, provides insurance plans for protection from falling coconuts.
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    In Japan, slurping loudly while eating noodles shows that the food is delicious. It's actually considered rude not to slurp!
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    More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world!
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    Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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