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What £1? The £27 was an overpayment of £2 and that was in the waiter's pocket. | |
Freakish Facts |
When Paraguay issued a stamp depicting a map of the Chaco, neighbouring country Bolivia - which also laid claim to the territory - declared war. Lasting three years, the postage stamp war claimed over 100,000 lives. During the battle of Lepanto, in 1571, the Turks ran out of ammunition and had to resort to pelting the Austrians with oranges and lemons. World War 2 ended in 1974 for Japanese soldier Hiroo Onada. He continued to defend a remote island in the Philippines until his old commander was brought in to order a surrender. A holiday company had to apologise to Bill Easterbrook, 80, after publishing a photograph of him dancing with a woman who was not his wife. Not only had Mr Easterbrook never been to the hotel featured in the brochure but he had never met the woman. |
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