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This archive footage of Brits giving their opinion of the metric system back in 1978 reveals that some attitudes are timeless – unfortunately. #OnThisDay 1978: The British public were not impressed at the prospect of switching from miles to kilometres. pic.twitter.com/87tPaoF3I6 — BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) February 3, 2021 From the woman who thinks travelling in […] The post There’s not enough facepalm in the world to handle this old clip of Brits discussing the metric system appeared first on The Poke.

While the North East of the US waits for a massive snowstorm to arrive, we remind ourselves that it isn’t a universally bad thing. Back in 2021, they were in a similar predicament, and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, made the most of it. Watch how they left no […] The post These Washington-based pandas enjoying the great snowstorm of 2021 are still up there with the most joyous things we’ve seen appeared first on The Poke.

Last week, the beginnings of Ramadan and Lent coincided for the first time in decades. Muslims observed the first full day of Ramadan on Wednesday, which was also Ash Wednesday, which kicks off Christians’ 40-day observance of Lent. This week something rare happens – the start of Lent and Ramadan coincide. For both Christians and […] The post A local council had an absolutely savage Facebook response to an ignorant comment about Ramadan and it will honestly restore your faith in humanity appeared first on The Poke.

It’s probably no surprise that more and more stories are emerging (or re-emerging) about just how disliked and unpopular Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been for most of his cosseted life. So, here’s more evidence for the bulging file: an interview from 2022 that one of Andrew’s former royal protection officers, Paul Page, gave to news show, […] The post Royal protection officers apparently had a very NSFW nickname for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and it’s brutally revealing about his character appeared first on The Poke.

The world can be a scary place – especially if you’ve spent any time on GB News and/or in Reform UK. They seem to see dangers and threats anywhere and everywhere. So, spare a thought for former GB News presenter and current Reform UK supporter Colin Brazier, who this week shared the following vision of […] The post Ex-GB News host Colin Brazier complained about “Arabic caterwauling” and “the waft of dope” on London’s Oxford Street – 16 brazenly brutal responses appeared first on The Poke.

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new political party in town and they’re rabidly right-wing. The Restore Britain party already have an MP, that delightful Rupert Lowe chap who was chucked out by Reform for being a bit too much for even them. They have the full backing of Elon Musk, naturally, and he’s […] The post The ‘Restore Britain’ campaigns director is telling his followers ‘You are an Anglo Saxon. Act like it’ and was owned back to the Dark Ages appeared first on The Poke.

Unless you’re a legal historian or a lawyer, even the laws of your own country can be surprising. In the UK, some archaic laws have yet to be repealed, although there has been a push to ditch them in recent years, and some of them are truly bizarre – at least in a modern context. […] The post ‘What law in your country would surprise foreigners because it’s legal almost everywhere else?’ – 19 legal anomalies appeared first on The Poke.

Anyone who grew up watching Nescafé adverts in the 1980s might have imagined being a grown up involved drinking an awful lot of instant coffee with sultry neighbours. And then everyone got a cafetiere instead, or went to Costa. They’ve been chatting about the small ways in which life didn’t turn out as expected on […] The post ‘What did you imagine you’d do as an adult that never came to pass’ – 23 things that never happened due to changing trends appeared first on The Poke.

Undoubtedly one of the big political stories of the last year in the UK has been the rise of the Green Party and its media savvy leader, Zack Polanski. With their polling riding high, it stands to reason that the Greens would want to get their message out as widely as possible. So, this week, […] The post People are roasting the Green Party for doing a party political broadcast from an old-timey living room – 21 of the most savage reactions appeared first on The Poke.

The fallout from the arrest this week of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor continues to dominate the news. And one story from the then young prince’s life that’s mentioned in a newspaper feature has gone viral – for good reason. The Times’ has run a piece entitled “Andrew’s (very) long fall from grace”. And in it, there are […] The post This story about Queen Elizabeth II apparently refusing to fire a royal footman for punching a young Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor speaks volumes appeared first on The Poke.