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6 of the funniest Stephen Hawking stories

People have been paying tribute to Stephen Hawking, the Brief History of Time author who died this week aged 76.

Along with his extraordinary body of work left behind by ‘modern cosmology’s brightest star’ he was also known for his sense of humour and here are 6 of our favourite examples from this week.

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When this happened (don’t let Theresa May put you off)

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