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What Harry might wear at his father's wedding. (Source: lowculture.com)

Trivia: The Principality of Monaco (Europe's 1000-year-old independent sovereign state) is exactly the same size as (a) One Tree Hill in Auckland, (b) Hagley Park in Christchurch.

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More than just a dishwasher: A reader writes ... "If you have the Fisher and Paykel dish drawers dishwasher, open the bottom one fully and the top one half way. Grab your dishcloth and lightly rub it over the touch sense buttons (with the red light) inside the drawers ... be inventive, do both at the same time ... create a tune. Discovered by accident while cleaning; not sure if F&P meant this or not."

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Justin Timberlake has been signed to play the son of Bruce Willis' character, John McClane, in Die Hard 4.0 and has agreed to star as the young Elton John in an upcoming biopic, now that they've put the sex and drugs back into the script at his request.

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Going through the drive-thru lane at McDonald's in Lincoln Road yesterday, a reader put in his order and then drove to the pay window, where the young man asked: "To eat here or takeaway sir?"

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A reader writes: "I don't think I've ever been mistaken for Winston Peters before! Actually I am a provider of accounting services and tax advice (www.taxrat.co.nz). I just happen to have a sense of humour. The name comes from my title in the RAT (Riders Association of Triumph) Club and seems to fit! If I am a rat in the eyes of the Inland Revenue, then I must be doing a good job for my clients."

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The top earners in the Australian entertainment industry? Number one are The Wiggles, earning around A$45 million ($48 million), followed by Nicole Kidman (A$40 million), Russell Crowe (A$27 million), AC/DC (A$18 million), Naomi Watts (A$17 million), Hi-5 (A$15 million), Cate Blanchett (A$13 million), Hugh Jackman (A$13 million), Heath Ledger (A$12 million) and Powderfinger (A$10.5 million). Australia's wealthiest singer, Kylie Minogue, (A$6 million) didn't perform at all in 2004. (Source: Sydney Morning Herald)