h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

ITV's new sci-fi drama Primevil is based on the popular novel Roget's Thesaurus.

The government is cracking down on grammer errors. The new series of Doctor Whom is coming on soon though, so that's one to look forward to.

H2G2 are going to crack down on spelling errors.

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The keys on computer keyboards are manufactured from recycled sanitary towels,

Actor and raconteur Sir Peter Ustinov received his knighthood behind closed doors because, as a keen naturist, he insisted that he should be knighted in the nude.

if you sit on the back of the bus, your journey takes longer!

Muppeteer Jim Henson was so sick of the muppets by the time he died that he ordered his hands to be amputated after death so they couldn't force muppets onto his hands.

monkeys are really orcs in disguise.

The Kaiser Chiefs are actually the various love children of the Rolling Stones.

And the killers are the decendants of Jack the Ripper.

Iron Maiden use iron maidens to carry most of the equipment around.

Forced to participate in underground sprinting, disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson has also been disqualified from the underground circuit because he was caught injecting helium into his shoes.

I hope Portsmouth beat Chelsea cos they are such a nice group of young men.

In reality, the Colossus of Rhodes was a measly two metres tall. Locals made it look bigger than it was by getting the tourists to stand very close to it.

And the statue of liberty is from britain, but they nicked it. The home office plans to half-inch it back and place it in pride of place on the Thames.

Young Americans suffer from a condition that compels them to add awful music to otherwise interesting YouTube videos.

Yes, but when the going ets tough, the english make a brew

Every morning, all the penguins at the South Pole all run in the same direction for five minutes. This is what actually causes the earth's rotation.

Rotation what do you mean roatation?

The makers of rubber washing-up gloves spray the gloves with a special chemical that makes the user's nose itch as soon as the gloves are wet.