The "Did you know" thread.....

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Originally Posted by bloke57

The one thing I know about (Kingston upon) Hull is that it is the only UK city with its own, independent telephone system - KCOM. It has come up in many a quiz evening over the years.

What they don't tell you is that their service is mind-bogglingly appalling and they charge twice as much as everybody else, just because they can. AND they still have monthly download limits, in 2017.

Poet Philip Larkin also spent many years as rector (I think is what you call it) of Hull library and is buried down the road in Cottingham.