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That the U.K's Grangemouth Oil Refinery in Scotland, has been closed down due to a strike. This produces one third of the UK's supplies.

The UK has just reported its first case of rabies in a puppy in quarantine. Three people have been bitten by the dog.
 
...that children have more accidents falling out of bed than falling out of trees.
 
The best way to make sure standards drop is to shower them with awards.
 
...that the place where most germs lurk in your house or office is on your keyboards and mouse. Not on mine though, as I've cleaned them thoroughly with disinfectant, and all the phones.
 
...that Boris Johnson (Conservative Party) has been elected Mayor of London, defeating Ken Livingstone (Labour Party), the previous Mayor of London for eight years.
 
...that 2 men were each jailed for 5 years, in London, for attempting to blackmail a member of the extended Royal Family. The U.K. media are banned from saying who the member of the Royal Family is, we know of course, that it is Viscount David Linley, son of the late Princess Margaret.
 
...that the gazumping in the UK property market has given way to gazundering. ( excludes Scotland that has different property laws)
 
Can you check whether you have alzheimers disease at the early stages? Yes, infact one of the main pointers is a difficulty with keyboards. The ability to type correctly slows down dramatically.

The reason is that few people are able to read off the letters in each row of the keyboard, eyes closed of course. This doesn't mean your brain is in the tips of your fingers, but your coordination becomes more and more difficult.
 
noirua said:
...that the gazumping in the UK property market has given way to gazundering. ( excludes Scotland that has different property laws)
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.... and gazundering is considered unethical, yet gazumping isn't!??!!?!?!

The system for transfer of property here seriously has knobs on it... straight out of the dark ages.
 
...that the first train to run in the United States did so in 1829 and was given the name "Tom Thumb".
 
...nanotubes, used in lightweight sports equipment, tear resistant clothing and strong concrete, have been reported to cause lung cancer similar to asbestos. Tests were carried out on mice.
 
...that the new U.K. currency is known as "Jigsaw coinage". Put a number of coins together and you complete the jigsaw.
 
...that today is International Day for Biological Diversity.
 
That a MacDonald's Filet-o-fish and an icecream costs $3.45+0.30 = $3.75 in Sydney; and $3.85+0.50 = $4.35 in Perth (well it did last week anyways ) = 16% price differential.
 
2020hindsight said:
That a MacDonald's Filet-o-fish and an icecream costs $3.45+0.30 = $3.75 in Sydney; and $3.85+0.50 = $4.35 in Perth (well it did last week anyways ) = 16% price differential.
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They're making a fortune out of iron ore in WA and can well afford it.
 
A report finds 26% of Aussies are obese. 70% of men and 60% of women aged 45 to 65 are overweight or obese.
Cardiology professor Simon Stewart says: "If we ran a fat Olympics we'd be gold medal winners".
 
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