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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Whatever happened to the monthly prize ? lol
Alanbileysfeathercut
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In 1923 Plymouth Argyles Jack Leslie was nearly England's first black international.
Until the selectors realised he was black.
This was on only connect...be nice if the story wasn't entirely true.
Until the selectors realised he was black.
This was on only connect...be nice if the story wasn't entirely true.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
The sugar cube was patented in 1843 in Dacice, then in the Austria Hungarian empire, now the Czech Republic.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Due to their better diet American soldiers were 3.5" taller than their British contemporaries during the War of Independence.
Alanbileysfeathercut
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Current nostalgia thread sees a mention of the beer double diamond.
Which got its name from the stamp on the barrel.
XXX forming two diamonds
Which got its name from the stamp on the barrel.
XXX forming two diamonds
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
California was so named from an island featured in a book, published in 1510, called The Deeds of Esplandian.
War accelerates technical development and The Spitfire was no exception, it was a bit like Lincolns axe, it had 5 new heads and 3 new handles but it was still 'the same one he had for 25yrs.'
1939; 27 litre V12, 3 blade propeller, 1,032HP, 29ft long, speed 355mph
1945; 34 litre V12, 5 blade propeller, 2,350HP, 34ft long, speed 452mph
1939; 27 litre V12, 3 blade propeller, 1,032HP, 29ft long, speed 355mph
1945; 34 litre V12, 5 blade propeller, 2,350HP, 34ft long, speed 452mph
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
BNJ1878
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
The equivalent of the Florida cup then. lol
The people of Halifax, Nova Scotia have gifted Boston’s official Christmas tree to the city every year since 1971.
The tree has been offered as a gift of thanks from the Canadian city for Boston’s immediate help after a blast devastated Halifax in 1917.
The tree has been offered as a gift of thanks from the Canadian city for Boston’s immediate help after a blast devastated Halifax in 1917.
Black Belt Jones
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Walked up Brown Clee hill today in Shropshire - not especially high, around 550m. The next highest point due East is in the Russian Ural mountains, 3500 miles away.
According to the route guide I looked up, anyhow - might have to check the atlas on that one.
According to the route guide I looked up, anyhow - might have to check the atlas on that one.
Bluesaint
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Probably true as between them and you is a lot of water and flat countries, and the Urals are pretty high. I once heard a rumour that If you stood on the roof of a certain building in East anglia, you can see the Ural mountains on a very clear day. Don't know how true that is though.
Black Belt Jones
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Could be true - Northern European plain is flat and massive.
Reckon you'd need sharp eyes to see Russia from Norwich ??
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