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This particular 916 is even more special than your run of the mill V-twin Italian scooter with a desmodromic valvetrain and a host of racing features like a single-sided swingarm and underseat exhaust. The ownership of this bike has a quite an ’80s-rock provenance to go with it.

First, it was wheeled by the late Michael Hutchence of INXS, before being owned by U2’s Adam Clayton and ultimately ending up in Bono’s care. The Ducati is up for auction to raise funds for Riders for Health, an organization that provides healthcare to remote locations in Africa and uses motorcycles to reach those in need.

The auction will be held in Birmingham, UK at the International Motorcycle and Scooter show on the 2nd of December. While a Ducati might be a rush to ride, we’re betting that Bono gets off more on the thrill of sharing the wealth.

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[Thanks, Nathan!]

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down

3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman’s helmet

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen

8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour

10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow

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For some reason I just can’t dodge those Lipitor commercials with Dr Robert Jarvik – you know, he’s the inventor of the Jarvik Artificial Heart.  We all know that because every Lipitor commercial tells us he’s the inventor of the Jarvik Artificial Heart.  And I’m no medical expert, but wasn’t the artificial heart not all that successful?

I did a little research on the guy, and I was not aware:

• That’ he’s married to Parade magazine’s Marilyn vos Savant – you know, the really smart lady.
• His grades weren’t good enought to get into a medical school in the U.S. – so he went to a medical school in Italy for two years.
• Even though he did receive his M.D. from the University of Utah, he never completed his residency and has never been licensed to practice medicine.

I’m also surprised with our advances in medical technology that there isn’t a smaller more portable artificial heart that runs on a nine volt battery.

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This is the newest way to stitch your friends up! Simply give us the name and address of your friend and we shall send them the dirtiest, smelliest, crusty y-fronts we have in stock; full with a delightful aroma. Your friends won’t know what hit them.

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