#GetFact'd: How spam email got its name
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Also, how many pigeons were used for China's National day?
Darren Maule's Get Fact'd gives you interesting facts that are both educational and informative.
And it always leaves Keri and Sky intrigued...
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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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