I loved this bit:
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The ever reliable Wikipedia reports that it has been known to defend itself by attacking the scrotum of larger mammals. So the story may not be entirely b***ocks.
Yep, its related to Wikipedia. Let's all look up "killy badgers of Basra".
A bit of a search led me to this on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratel#Ratels_in_IraqThis edit first introduced the story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=144024337It was initially unsourced, but later had a source from BBC News, which relied on Wikipedia to create the story! LOL.
Rumour starts on Wikipedia, picked up by news sources, Wikipedia then uses those news sources to justify the rumour...
Good vandalism Timkaspar. Really quite genius.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Timkaspar