1. In 1956, the Health Minister refused to back an anti-smoking campaign because he wasn't convinced it was harmful. :banned:
2. In 1980, Paul Geidel was freed from a New York prison after a record 68 years and eight months.:eek:
3. In 1987, the Monster Raving Loony Party gained its first local government seat in Ashburton, Devon. Loony policies included the privatisation of hot air from the House of Commons to heat half the homes in Britain. In 1996 odds of 15 million to one were offered on Screaming Lord Sutch becoming Prime Minister. These were greater odds than for Elvis crashing a UFO into the Loch Ness Monster. :rotfl:

