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TV advert sessions on ITV have remained exactly 5.7 mins long since the creation of Coronation Street.  Studies showed that 5.1 mins was the perfect time to let a cup of breakfast tea brew, with the extra 0.6 minute giving sufficient time to add milk / sugar and return to the TV room for the next part.

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6 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

TV advert sessions on ITV have remained exactly 5.7 mins long since the creation of Coronation Street.  Studies showed that 5.1 mins was the perfect time to let a cup of breakfast tea brew, with the extra 0.6 minute giving sufficient time to add milk / sugar and return to the TV room for the next part.

In Northern Scotland six million litres of milk is pumped down from Lochnagar to cope with the milk shortage caused by this. Up until 1997 this was all done manually by one man nicknamed 'milky joe'.

Due to the introduction of double episodes he unfortunately could not cope and developed chronic milkers elbow and now manages Clachnacuddin Thistle. 

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The Northern Lights are an elaborate hoax created to attract visitors to Finland. The original projector which was used to create the illusion of a natural light show in the night sky was invented by Antti Niemi's dad who was a senior figure in the Finnish Tourist Board.

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The Southern Lights were copied by Mark Viduka's Dad but ripped off an idea by Tim Cahill's Dad. The two parents famously fought to the death on top of Ayers Rock. Tim's Dad won and got his revenge and this is commemorated by his corner flag punching goal celebration. During Australia Day every Australian consumes a koala to celebrate.

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4 minutes ago, GordonD said:

More than 3,000 people in the Scottish Highlands have taken out insurance against the Loch Ness Monster emerging from their toilet pan.

According to Hansard's that excuse for installing cctv in the public lavatory at Inverness was unsuccesful on all 4 occasions it was cited before the judges. 

Grimbo 

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7 hours ago, Hedgecutter said:

The title of Unofficial World Champions (which Scotland obviously won after beating the England '66 team) currently belongs to Estonia.

In the days of the Soviet Union, Estonia manufactured more shoes for the left foot then anywhere else in the world.
.. and in case you are wondering - Turkmenistan had a similar record for the right foot.

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