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E: 31/10 (DAILY) Headline or Hoax – Win £10 (freebirthdatelottery.com)
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Saturday 11th October
City swaps traffic lights for disco spheres to improve driver rhythm.
Answer: Hoax (I found a story about Bristol installing disco spheres, but not to replace traffic lights.)'...luck came to those who left a space for it.' Terry Pratchett16 -
Sunday 12th October
High street installs "mood benches" that change firmness based on conversation depth
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Monday 13th October:
Apparently this is true. There are universities offering a degree in memeology.
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I can't find any articles about this, nor can I find any legitimate universities that offer a "memeology" degree. I'd say it's a hoax personally.EverDecreasingCircles said:Monday 13th October:
Apparently this is true. There are universities offering a degree in memeology.
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I warned about this at the start of this comp.EverDecreasingCircles said:Monday 13th October:
Apparently this is true. There are universities offering a degree in memeology.
https://www.freebirthdatelottery.com/october-2025-headline-or-hoax/
Middlesex University Mauritius announced they were launching the world's first degree in memeology. The date of these reports was 1st April 2025.
On 2nd April they said: "While Memeology isn’t a real degree (yet), our BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling certainly is! #AprilFools #StudyAtMiddlesex"
So the headline is REAL as it did actually appear, but the story and the original headline is a HOAX
I would go for HOAX
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Tuesday 14th October
Koalas have fingerprints remarkably similar to humans
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Wednesday:An Egyption food vender literally carries a kitchen on his back?
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True
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Wednesday 15th October
Egyptian food vendor carries a kitchen on his back
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16/10 sounds like a hoax to me12
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17/10 sounds like another hoax5
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