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Did you know that the smallest street in the world – Ebenezer Place - is to be found in Wick in the North of Scotland? Its length is a mere 6’ 9”, with just one narrow building fronting it. And it is not something knocked up recently as a record breaker – the local council first recognized it as a street in 1886.

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He was about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest. - Rowan Atkinson
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Vikings Raid Northumbria Coast for 1st time - 0793, Archbishop of York Beheaded - 1405, The Newton Rebellion and Massacre - 1607, Earthquake hits Perth - 1624, 1984 Published - 1949, Naomi James Globe Circling First - 1978, First Woman Jockey in Derby - 1996, Jonathan Aitken Jailed - 1999
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