These are pages which I created or rewrote. Some were recreated after they were blanked/deleted or because they needed a complete rewrite, typically being at AFD.
Bad Pharma — Did you know ...... that Dr. Ben Goldacre argues in Bad Pharma that "medicine is broken," because the evidence on which it is based is systematically distorted by the pharmaceutical industry? — (27 Oct 2012 - 4,221 hits)
Britannia Coco-nut Dancers — Did you know ... that the Britannia Coco-nut Dancers bang their nuts together each Easter in Bacup? — (17 Jul 2011 - 7,004 hits)
David Nutt — Did you know ... that in a scientific paper, Equasy, David Nutt compared the risk of taking the drug ecstasy with the risk of horse riding? — (8 Nov 2009)
Dog and Duck (tavern) — Did you know ... that the rogues and whores who frequented the Dog and Duck (pictured) caused it to lose its licence? (2 July 2013)
Globitermes sulphureus — Did you know ... that the termite Globitermes sulphureus uses autothysis, a form of suicidal altruism, to entangle intruder ants in a sticky substance? — (9 Oct 2009)
Gloom — Did you know ... that people tend to see the world as a grey gloom when they are depressed? — (5 Aug 2010)
Hammersmith Ghost — Did you know ... that the case of the Hammersmith Ghost (pictured) was tried at the Old Bailey and the accused was sentenced to death by hanging and dissection? — (31 October 2011)
James William Middleton — Did you know ... that James Middleton, the brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, baked 21 cakes for HELLO! magazine's 21st birthday? — (13 May 2011)
Office for Budget Responsibility — Did you know ... that George Osborne, in his first speech as the new UK Chancellor, announced a new independent Office for Budget Responsibility to take the politics out of economic forecasting? — (26 May 2010)
Paul Hollywood — Did you know ... that celebrity chef and baker Paul Hollywood created what is thought to be the most expensive loaf of bread in Britain? — (8 April 2012)
Surfers Paradise Meter Maids — Did you know ... that the meter maids in Surfers Paradise top up the parking meter rather than issuing fines? (12 June 2013 - 12,369 hits)
Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!" — Did you know ... that Simon Cowell signed the Teletubbies to his record label for their hit Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"? — (5 Jan 2009)
These are pages which I created or rewrote. Some were recreated after they were blanked/deleted or because they needed a complete rewrite, typically being at AFD.
Bad Pharma — Did you know ...... that Dr. Ben Goldacre argues in Bad Pharma that "medicine is broken," because the evidence on which it is based is systematically distorted by the pharmaceutical industry? — (27 Oct 2012 - 4,221 hits)
Britannia Coco-nut Dancers — Did you know ... that the Britannia Coco-nut Dancers bang their nuts together each Easter in Bacup? — (17 Jul 2011 - 7,004 hits)
David Nutt — Did you know ... that in a scientific paper, Equasy, David Nutt compared the risk of taking the drug ecstasy with the risk of horse riding? — (8 Nov 2009)
Dog and Duck (tavern) — Did you know ... that the rogues and whores who frequented the Dog and Duck (pictured) caused it to lose its licence? (2 July 2013)
Globitermes sulphureus — Did you know ... that the termite Globitermes sulphureus uses autothysis, a form of suicidal altruism, to entangle intruder ants in a sticky substance? — (9 Oct 2009)
Gloom — Did you know ... that people tend to see the world as a grey gloom when they are depressed? — (5 Aug 2010)
Hammersmith Ghost — Did you know ... that the case of the Hammersmith Ghost (pictured) was tried at the Old Bailey and the accused was sentenced to death by hanging and dissection? — (31 October 2011)
James William Middleton — Did you know ... that James Middleton, the brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, baked 21 cakes for HELLO! magazine's 21st birthday? — (13 May 2011)
Office for Budget Responsibility — Did you know ... that George Osborne, in his first speech as the new UK Chancellor, announced a new independent Office for Budget Responsibility to take the politics out of economic forecasting? — (26 May 2010)
Paul Hollywood — Did you know ... that celebrity chef and baker Paul Hollywood created what is thought to be the most expensive loaf of bread in Britain? — (8 April 2012)
Surfers Paradise Meter Maids — Did you know ... that the meter maids in Surfers Paradise top up the parking meter rather than issuing fines? (12 June 2013 - 12,369 hits)
Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!" — Did you know ... that Simon Cowell signed the Teletubbies to his record label for their hit Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"? — (5 Jan 2009)