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Scary stuff from a different age:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer
no regard for life - either the nurse, the mothers, or British Victorian society.
Shameful
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer
no regard for life - either the nurse, the mothers, or British Victorian society.
Shameful
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillingdale
Michael O'Leary, of Ryanair, owns a taxi company with just one taxi (S class Merc), just for him, so it can use bus lanes etc round Dublin
Michael O'Leary, of Ryanair, owns a taxi company with just one taxi (S class Merc), just for him, so it can use bus lanes etc round Dublin
TTmonkey said:
Scary stuff from a different age:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer
no regard for life - either the nurse, the mothers, or British Victorian society.
Shameful
As someone who is Bristol born and bred, I've never heard of that....cheers.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Dyer
no regard for life - either the nurse, the mothers, or British Victorian society.
Shameful
Brits fighting for the Axis against the Soviets in WW2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Free_Corps
Stumbled on this just now, had never heard of it before.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Free_Corps
Stumbled on this just now, had never heard of it before.
BertieWooster said:
US Missile Defense Agency's sea-based early-warning Radar station - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-based_X-band_Rad....
It isn't small:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_TowersIt isn't small:
Edited by dudleybloke on Thursday 13th August 14:22
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Kyoungjong
Yang Kyoungjong (March 3, 1920 – April 7, 1992) was a Korean soldier who fought in the Imperial Japanese Army, the Soviet Red Army, and later the German Wehrmachtduring World War II.
Yang Kyoungjong (March 3, 1920 – April 7, 1992) was a Korean soldier who fought in the Imperial Japanese Army, the Soviet Red Army, and later the German Wehrmachtduring World War II.
Hugo a Gogo said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillingdale
Michael O'Leary, of Ryanair, owns a taxi company with just one taxi (S class Merc), just for him, so it can use bus lanes etc round Dublin
Fair play to him- that's a smart idea!Michael O'Leary, of Ryanair, owns a taxi company with just one taxi (S class Merc), just for him, so it can use bus lanes etc round Dublin
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Thord-Gray
Not a particularly detailed piece, but interesting if only because of the number of places and countries he fought for / in!
Not a particularly detailed piece, but interesting if only because of the number of places and countries he fought for / in!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Cap_Trafalgar
During WW1, this German ship disguised itself to resemble a British ship, the RMS Carmania
in one of its first actions, it encountered the real Carmania, and was sunk
both converted passenger liners, at one point in the battle passing close to each other, as the crews machine-gunned each other
During WW1, this German ship disguised itself to resemble a British ship, the RMS Carmania
in one of its first actions, it encountered the real Carmania, and was sunk
both converted passenger liners, at one point in the battle passing close to each other, as the crews machine-gunned each other
The Earth's magnetic field once dropped to 5% of its current strength.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laschamp_event
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laschamp_event
Asterix said:
An amazing feat - the size of the network is impressive;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEC-Marconi_scientis...
Very short article but follow the white rabbit...
Very short article but follow the white rabbit...
FredClogs said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEC-Marconi_scientis...
Very short article but follow the white rabbit...
white rabbit?Very short article but follow the white rabbit...
Speaking of white rabbits...
Read this.....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krubera_Cave
While looking at this image...
http://www.wildserbia.com/images/stories/krubera_p...
Now that's what I call a rabbit hole!
Read this.....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krubera_Cave
While looking at this image...
http://www.wildserbia.com/images/stories/krubera_p...
Now that's what I call a rabbit hole!
slybynight said:
Speaking of white rabbits...
Read this.....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krubera_Cave
While looking at this image...
http://www.wildserbia.com/images/stories/krubera_p...
Now that's what I call a rabbit hole!
That is utterly incredible. Huge respect to those that go exploring such things Read this.....
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krubera_Cave
While looking at this image...
http://www.wildserbia.com/images/stories/krubera_p...
Now that's what I call a rabbit hole!
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