Quirky News / 21 December 2022
A royal Land Rover up for auction, the truth behind Hollywood swordfights, and Biden fails the spouse quiz…
If you’re in the market for a new ride, how about a 1953 Land Rover that formerly belonged to the Queen? With an estimated price tag of between $182,000-$272,000, you’ll need a big wallet full of the new King Charles bank notes to pay for it…
The sword fighting techniques depicted in movies and TV shows have been primarily made up after the medieval art was lost over the centuries, historians say. And not only that, but knights of yore weren’t so chivalrous, pulling dirty tricks on their opponents. Monty Python could have told you that…
There’s nothing like a game of Mr and Mrs to see how much your spouse knows about you, but a low score is particularly embarrassing if you’re US President Joe Biden on Drew Barrymore’s chat show. Luckily he’s much better at picking the right Christmas present…
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