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Lorne sausage was invented during the Napoleonic Wars when an army orderly accidentally sat on the Duke of Wellington's breakfast then had to explain to him what that funny square stuff was.

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The song 'Danny Boy' is about an old man in an Irish village seeing his son off to an Old Firm game.

It was originally thought that 'Danny' was his only son, until it was pointed out that old men in Ireland don't have 'only sons' because they breed like fucking rabbits.

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James Earl Jones demanded such a high fee for his role in Return of the jedi that producers decided to piece together his dialogue from the previous two films.
The few remaining lines were created by Terry Nutkins talking into a kitchen roll tube.

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The island nation of Madagascar has unsuccessfully appealed on no less than 4 occasions to be recognised as a separate continent from Africa.

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Simon Stainrod's parents enjoyed a long and romantic courtship while living in Kirkcaldy and Leven respectively. To celebrate this memory they decided to give their son the middle name 'Standing'

Simon's car loving cousin named his son Hotrod Stainrod
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On ‎05‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 16:08, nsr said:

The island nation of Madagascar has unsuccessfully appealed on no less than 4 occasions to be recognised as a separate continent from Africa.

A recent survey found that 43% of Americans thought hybrid cars were manufactured in Madagascar.

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At the Papal Conclave of 2013 Jorge Mario Bergoglio was chosen by the college of cardinals within two hours

The conclave lasted till the next day thanks to his insistence on defying the initial vote and becoming Pope Francis and not “Popey McPopeface” as 80% of first round voters insisted

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