#GetFact'd: How did spam email get its name

#GetFact'd: How spam email got its name

Also, how many pigeons were used for China's National day?

Spam email got its name from a Monty Python sketch in which shouting SPAM.
Spam email got its name from a Monty Python sketch in which shouting SPAM. Image: Reddit

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To prepare for China's National Day, 10,000 ceremonial pigeons had to endure anal security checks.

Read more: Man found in 'miracle' rescue 17 days after China quake

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Spam email got its name from a Monty Python sketch in which shouting ’SPAM!’ drowns out all other conversation.

Read more: Concern deepens for Chinese tennis star's safety after email

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Jackie, the second Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion, survived two train wrecks, an earthquake, a boat sinking, a studio explosion and a plane crash in the Arizona desert.

Read more: No, South Africans do not keep lions as pets and toss them aside once they're done!

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