If you laid all the sweets, made by Wakefield District's Haribo factory for Halloween, in a line, you'd have enough to give every child in Great Britain type 2 diabetes.

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In 1873, a really insufferable Wakefield man called James Golf realised that there was nothing for insufferable people like him to do on Sundays. So he picked up a ball and hit it with a stick and invented Golf.

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In 2003, James Snozone had the dream of building the world biggest terraced indoor weed farm near Castleford. During construction he accidentally ordered refrigerator units rather than heaters and Xscape was born.

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Finally found the time to finish this. The roads are complete, all rail tracks are laid, and the buildings are fully constructed. Welcome to Wakefield! 🥳

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Cleopatra was alive closer to the building of the Redbeck Motel than the Pyramids.🤯

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In 1804 an engineer in a Wakefield mill observed the repetitive actions of the workers' wondering if it could be automated with punch cards to improve efficiency.

He went to the pub to celebrate his idea and invented a new drink. His name was Fred Jägerbomb.

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Wakefield's spines we're first reticulated in 1974.

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Artificial Intelligence is a particular threat in Wakefield. In 1994 a Casio Calculator staged a local government coup and ran the council for 4 weeks before someone thought to take out the batteries.

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A spelling error in 1994 led to the opening of the Wakefield Institute of Brian Science. Since then the stubborn team have dedicated their life to studying all things Brian and has made countless discoveries.

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Construction of Wakefield Cathedral started in 1882, designed by famous Yorkshire Architect Tony Gaudí. The main structure is expected to be completed in 2026.

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In 1993 local celebrity Mr Dinsdale cycled 100 miles around the district to raise money for new bins to store plastic, paper and cardboard. The new bins were coined Reece-Cycling Bins.

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Wakefield Cathedral is the tallest spire in Yorkshire! #WakeyPedia

Wakefield born inventor Francesca King invented the franking machine in 1893.

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Vienna by Ultravox was originally called Wakefield, but they way they said it in the song sounded so much like Vienna that they changed the name just to make it easier. But they're actually saying Wakefield.

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