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John Stow, author of the Survey of London, was rewarded by James I with a licence to beg.
— The Nelson Evening Mail, Friday, August 17 1906
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In Germany, young ladies have no sex.
‘Silver Billy’ Beldham was blond, and is said to have fathered 39 children.
Thom Yorke’s left eye is made of arse muscle.
The state of Nevada was very nearly called ‘Humboldt’ instead.
Strong fences make good eel traps.
A fairy can still win a wheelbarrow race.
There is no law against declaiming Chinese poetry.
There is no other word for ‘synonym’.
You are no longer safe online.
Edward Said never taught anything about the Middle East.
Xerxes’ plans all miscarried in ships of the sea.
Britain is on track to experience a cauliflower shortage.
People in rich countries can afford to be stupid.
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