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Introducing Pac-Man
Introducing Pac-Man

Episode 1148

Namco’s ground-breaking arcade game Pac-Man had its first focus test in a Tokyo cinema foyer on May 22nd, 1980. Created by 24 year-old Toru Iwatani, …

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Ed Miliband’s ‘Bacon Sandwich’ Moment

Episode 1147

Labour leader Ed Miliband awkwardly ate a bacon sandwich at New Covent Garden Market on 21st May, 2014. Mid-bite, eyes squinting, lips oddly parted, …

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The Accidental Vibrator
The Accidental Vibrator

Episode 1146

When Hitachi launched their ‘personal massager’ on 20th May, 1968, they had no idea (or so they claim) that they were about to, um, go down in sex to…

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Harold Pinter vs The Critics
Harold Pinter vs The Critics

Episode 1145

Nobel Prize-winning dramatist Harold Pinter's London premiere of his debut, ‘The Birthday Play’ was detested by most critics - on 19th May, 1958.


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Beau Brummell: Dandy on the Run
Beau Brummell: Dandy on the Run

Episode 1143

Socialite, wit and fashion influencer Beau Brummell fled to France on 16th May, 1816, in order to escape his creditors, from whom he had racked up ar…

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Launch of the Sky Girls
Launch of the Sky Girls

Episode 1142

Ellen Church became the first ever airline stewardess on May 15th, 1930 - when she took to the skies with a Boeing Air Transport flight from Oakland,…

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Death By Sex
Death By Sex

Episode 1141

The Adultery Act, passed into British law on 14th May, 1650, made having sex with a married woman a crime so severe it was punishable by death – but …

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The $8billion 'Kill Switch'

Episode 1140

‘WannaCry’, the biggest cyberattack the world has seen, was stopped in its tracks on 13th May, 2017. British blogger Marcus Hutchins found the 'kill …

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The Real Winnie The Pooh
The Real Winnie The Pooh

Episode 1139

Winnie - the real-life bear who inspired A.A. Milne to create Winnie-the-Pooh - died at London Zoo on 12th May, 1934.




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Victory Day For Housewives
Victory Day For Housewives

Episode 1137

Fourteen years of food rationing came to an end in Britain on 4th July, 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifte…

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