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When Rock Music Was Sued For Whispering To Your Brain

A legal case from 1990 turned the quaint idea of 'hidden commands in records' into a courtroom farce - and the court politely declined to believe in hypnotic turntables.Read More

This Bloke Called Himself Emperor And Shops Took His Money

He went broke, crowned himself 'Emperor Norton I' in 1859, printed his own banknotes and San Francisco treated him like a celebrity - proper daft, and lovely. Read More

When Your Sofa Turns Into a Dollhouse: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Some people wake up and the world has shrunk or stretched like a bad special effect; it is real, it is weird, and it has a proper medical name. Read More
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