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Great Britain's Last EXECUTION!

January 17th 2009 12:20

German spy Josef Jakobs was the last person executed on British soil on the 15th of August 1941 by firing squad.

The chair that he was executed in currently belongs to the Leeds Museum, however before it made it's final journey, a number of the executed man's relatives arrived, asking to see the chair.

The grandchildren of the executed spy were then sat on the chair where he was shot so that happy snaps could be taken!

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Posted By: MelissaA - Category: Britain, Children, Interesting Facts, Interesting History, Weird Facts

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PAYING For The Simple Convenience Of Using the TOILET!!!

February 16th 2008 22:30

Sometimes you wonder exactly what you pay your taxes for!

The other day we visited the old Viking and Roman town of York, UK.
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Posted By: MelissaA - Category: Children, Countries, Idiots, Loose Ends, Weird Facts

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The LIGHTER Side of SCRABBLE!!!

August 3rd 2007 00:35

* In 1996 a woman was charged with assault when she struck her husband over the head with a Scrabble board.

* A resident in an old people’s home was thrown out when she admitted she didn’t play Scrabble.
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A Coincidental Life!

July 24th 2007 00:45

We’ve all heard amazing stories of coincidence involving identical twins separated at birth, but some, like this example, really do make you wonder.

Two twin boys were born in Ohio, adopted by different families and completely unknown to each other, were both named James.
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The Facts About SLEEP!

July 2nd 2007 00:25

-The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes. symptoms experienced included hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech, memory and concentration loss.

- It's impossible to tell if someone is really awake without close medical supervision. People can unknowingly sleep with their eyes open..