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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 In the UK, some archaic laws have yet to be repealed, although there has been a push to ditch them in recent years, and some of them are truly bizarre – at least in a modern context.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.

It’s always a good day when you can watch Robert Jenrick have his arse handed to him in a public setting. Reform UK’s latest recruit appeared on BBC’s Question Time this week, where one of the questions was about the Labour government’s many U-turns since it came to power. Host Fiona Bruce then asked Jenrick […] The post Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick got a right kicking on TV over his political flip-flopping and watching him squirm makes for delicious viewing appeared first on The Poke.

If you’re ancient enough to remember them, the 2000s don’t feel like that long ago at all. But a lot has changed since then. Some things have improved, a lot of things have gotten worse, but it’s the little things that people seem to miss the most. Reddit user cucileeee decided to take stock by […] The post What’s something from the 2000s that disappeared without anyone noticing? – 17 parts of life that mysteriously vanished appeared first on The Poke.

Going to the doctor can be a tense experience. Even if you’re only in for a routine checkup, there’s a chance they might say something you don’t want to hear. On the other hand, it seems that doctors can say some of the most out of pocket things imaginable. And we know this because Competitive_Tip_7504 […] The post What is the weirdest thing your doctor has ever said to you? – 17 utterly bizarre pieces of medical feedback appeared first on The Poke.

While notoriously sweary and controversial comedians like Jimmy Carr or Frankie Boyle have their place, sometimes the jokes that really make us giggle are the most safe-for-work ones of all. They’ve been swapping their favourite silly gags on the AskReddit page after user digital_panda7 asked this: What G-Rated joke always cracks you up? And loads […] The post Somebody asked for family-friendly jokes that always crack people up – 22 safe but still hilarious gems appeared first on The Poke.

Donald Trump has been addressing the attendees at the inaugural session of his controversial Board of Peace in Washington, D.C. As usual, his speech was a rambling head-scratcher where the audience struggled to keep up with his incoherent sentences, such as this excerpt shared by Acyn over on Twitter. Here’s Trump awkwardly complimenting Paraguay’s 48-year-old […] The post Nothing to see here. Just Donald Trump telling the inaugural Board of Peace forum that he doesn’t like ‘young, handsome men’, because he likes women appeared first on The Poke.

A 2005 biblical literacy survey reported that 12 per cent of Americans believe that Joan of Arc was married to Noah. Of course, now that they all have Trump bibles, we suppose they’re clued up on the good book, and simply believe that a 34-times felon mentioned more than a million times in the Epstein […] The post People discovered that 12 per cent of Americans think Joan of Arc was married to Noah, and the mockery was biblical – 19 favourites appeared first on The Poke.