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Now did you know if a stick insect laid it's eggs in a jar of Bovril it will give birth to a litter of twiglets.

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Tim Vine
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 4
Actor
Comedian
Television Presenter
Writer
Timothy Mark Vine
Punslinger
Sticks
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