A £200m research vessel is going to be called RRS Boaty McBoatface, thanks to the internet

Next to calling Shia a Hollywood cannibal, this is the Internet's greatest achievement.
The official name of a new multi-million pound research vessel could be the RRS Boaty McBoatface after the internet was asked for its ideas. When the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) opened up suggestions to name their new ship, little could they have predicted what the frontr…
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