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Ten things we didn't know last week

What's Brexit got to do with the price of Marmite? Quite a lot as it happens.

Here are ten things we found out this week, not all of them clown related.

Ashley Symes dressed up as a clown
Ashley Symes dressed up as a clown

1. Some people are idiots (actually we did know but this is a whole new level).

Border Force helped in the paddle boarder's rescue. Picture: Thomas Packman
Border Force helped in the paddle boarder's rescue. Picture: Thomas Packman

2. Other people should invest in a Eurostar ticket or a nice ferry crossing. I mean, how much wine can you really fit on a paddle board?

Scene from an earlier moving of a transformer. Picture courtesy of National Grid
Scene from an earlier moving of a transformer. Picture courtesy of National Grid

3. A generator the size of a one-bedroom house will be transported on the county's roads later this month, on the back of a very, very big lorry.

Pizza delivery 'buoy' gets a slice of the riverside action. Picture: Domino's Pizza
Pizza delivery 'buoy' gets a slice of the riverside action. Picture: Domino's Pizza

4. Talking of unusual deliveries, you can get pizza delivered by river in Maidstone.

Donald Trump has seen better days...
Donald Trump has seen better days...

5. Some villagers in Hamstreet have made a frankly disturbing scarecrow of Donald Trump. Still preferable to the real thing of course.

Dartford keeper Deren Ibrahim Picture: Andy Payton
Dartford keeper Deren Ibrahim Picture: Andy Payton

6. This week saw the fastest ever goal in a world cup qualifier.

Steph and Dom Parker from Gogglebox. Picture: Jude Edginton
Steph and Dom Parker from Gogglebox. Picture: Jude Edginton

7. Steph and Dom's B&B plans have hit a snag.

The Queen at Brompton Barracks in 2016 to mark the 300th anniversary of the Corps of Royal Engineers
The Queen at Brompton Barracks in 2016 to mark the 300th anniversary of the Corps of Royal Engineers

8. During a visit to Kent, the Queen was named the world's longest-reigning living monarch. following the death of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Magician and children's entertainer Phil Hoyles with Benji the rabbit who has gone missing
Magician and children's entertainer Phil Hoyles with Benji the rabbit who has gone missing

9. When magician's rabbits disappear, they don't always come back.

Marmite is one of the products that could disappear from the shelves. Stock picture
Marmite is one of the products that could disappear from the shelves. Stock picture

10. Love it it or hate it, the looming prospect of a hard Brexit has given Marmite lovers pause for thought... at least if they shop at Tesco.

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