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10 Dec 20

Chris Guffogg

Alekhine's Gun

🤔 Bolton

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30 Apr 21

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Rocco Benedetti ....... Brave man, must of been eating a Twix at the time. [edit] Rubbish...

Very Rusty

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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01 May 21

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/sodder-children

The children who literally went up in smoke. On Christmas Eve, 1945, these five children supposedly "died" in a house fire, but did they really?

-VR

Very Rusty

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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03 May 21

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/victorian-names

What do "Clifton Antivaccination", "One Too Many" and "Leicester Railway" have in common? Clue: They are something we are all given

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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05 May 21

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/green-children

n the 12th century, two bright green children emerged from a ditch in a small English village. Where had they come from?

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The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

Overlook Hotel

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Moves: 50262

05 May 21

@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/green-children

n the 12th century, two bright green children emerged from a ditch in a small English village. Where had they come from?

-VR

Greenland.

Chris Guffogg

Alekhine's Gun

🤔 Bolton

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05 May 21

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@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/victorian-names

What do "Clifton Antivaccination", "One Too Many" and "Leicester Railway" have in common? Clue: They are something we are all given

-VR

Ok🤦‍♂️ Tell me, 'Two dog's fornicating' what's you point? It is interesting so half a point for that effort🤔🚬

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05 May 21

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@chris-guffogg said
Ok🤦‍♂️ Tell me, 'Two dog's fornicating' what's you point? It is interesting so half a point for that effort🤔🚬

What are you on about Hells Caretaker? 😛 😉

-VR

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05 May 21

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@the-gravedigger said
Greenland.

LOL....You may have actually gotten it! 😉

-VR

Chris Guffogg

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05 May 21

@very-rusty said
What are you on about Hells Caretaker? 😛 😉

-VR

1980: SAS storm an Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge😉🚬

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05 May 21

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@chris-guffogg said
1980: SAS storm an Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge😉🚬

Well done Hells Caretaker an actual contribution! 😉

Iranian Embassy siege - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Iranian_Embassy_siege
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London. ... The Special Air Service (SAS), a special forces regiment of the British Army, initiated "Operation Nimrod" to rescue the remaining hostages

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06 May 21

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/lee-miller

This is one of the most controversial photos of the 20th century. Look closely and you might be able to work out why...

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07 May 21

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/teddy-girls

The London teens who opted for an unusual fashion choice in post-war Britain. Have you heard of the Teddy Girls?

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09 May 21

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https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/pneumatic-post

Before the Paris Métro opened, there was another subterranean transport system. Can you guess what the tunnels carried?

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Great Big Stees

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09 May 21

@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/pneumatic-post

Before the Paris Métro opened, there was another subterranean transport system. Can you guess what the tunnels carried?

-VR

French Pastries? 🤔

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09 May 21

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@great-big-stees said
French Pastries? 🤔

You obviously didn't read it, you're guess couldn't be further from the truth.

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