On this day in...

1841 – Greenwich Mean Time was adopted by Scotland.

1920 – Walt Disney took his first job in cartoons.

1999 – It was reported that Playboy bunnies were once again being recruited for a casino on the island of Rhodes – 10 years after the last bunny had hung up her ears.

2001 – China hosted its first nude picture exhibition.

2002 – A barman served up a record breaking 3,150 pint cappuccino. Ettore Diana was helped by 160 people to mix one third espresso and two thirds frothy milk in a 7ft 6in tall glass.

2003 – Kate Adie announced she was stepping down from the role of chief news correspondent at the BBC.

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