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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Enduring tale

The fifth most emailed story on the BBC News website early last week: "Man cuts penis in restaurant . . . A man cut off his penis with a knife in a packed London restaurant." Nothing unusual in that. Except the date that the story was published? Tuesday, April 24. Talk about a long tail.

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