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Ten things we didn't know last week

Disappointing pizza deliveries and strange goings on in Gravesend - ten things we learnt this week.

Howletts celebrates the birth of a baby black rhino
Howletts celebrates the birth of a baby black rhino

1. Howletts has a new arrival - a slightly wobbly baby black rhino.

The huge vehicle struck the bridge. Picture: Peter Harding
The huge vehicle struck the bridge. Picture: Peter Harding

2. Measuring the height of bridges is extremely important when transporting transformers the size of a small house.

Eastwell Manor near Ashford
Eastwell Manor near Ashford

3. Eastwell Manor has changed hands, bought for an 'undisclosed sum' by Champneys. We assume it was quite a lot.

4. We discovered that even if you sit right next to a river, Domino's pizza still tends to arrive by moped, despite the company's claim to deliver by canoe. Strange that.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Picture: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK via Kent Film Office
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Picture: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK via Kent Film Office

5. We discovered strange goings on in Gravesend.

Zayn Malik
Zayn Malik

7. The University of Kent student union made a rather zany choice for Black History Month.

Damaged: Model plane
Damaged: Model plane

8. Model planes can be hard to control.

These ladybirds were seen in Allington, Maidstone. Picture: Liz Bruce
These ladybirds were seen in Allington, Maidstone. Picture: Liz Bruce

9. There are some bad ladybirds about.

Battle of Britain pub being demolished in Gravesend without permission
Battle of Britain pub being demolished in Gravesend without permission

10. A developer could find itself in trouble after destroying a pub without planning permission - which has now been refused.

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