On this day in...

1492 – Lead pencils were used for the first time.

1969 – It was announced that all wildlife in a 3,000 acre radius of Camberley in Surrey was to be destroyed after a rabid dog bit two people.

1998 – The president of the Bald Headed Club of Great Britain, Auberon Waugh, claimed that John Prescott wore a wig.

1999 – The dress Marilyn Monroe was wearing when she sang Happy Birthday, Mr President sold for £1.3m.

2000 – Reports claimed that a Canadian man who had had breast implants to win a bet had decided to keep them.

2000 – It was revealed that the Hacienda club in Manchester was to be pulled down, and the toilet doors, DJ booth and dance floor were to be auctioned for charity.

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