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'Until fairly recently, Britain had an amazingly vital autodidact culture, where a large minority of the working classes passionately pursued classic literature, philosophy, and music...they knew that the "great books"...would
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2020 had me thinking: was it THIS BAD in the year 1010? What happened then, in that palindrome-year? Let’s have a look around the world.The Nile River in #Egypt froze
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We've been doing a Twin Peaks Rewatch (well, for me, my partner never watched it, and I haven't seen the 2017 3rd season) and man, that show made me a
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New #pavementplants find for me: Early Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) Houttuynia cordata escaping from back garden #pavementplants Apple-of-Peru (Nicandra physalodes) #pavementplants It can hardly get any better than this for #pavementplants
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OTD, and at this hour, 850 years ago (Tues 29 Dec 1170) Thomas Becket dresses for the cold wintry day, his hair shirt covered by white underclothes, a black tunic,
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The Hound Of HistoryGreyhounds are a Historical and Stoic animal If you like to wonder and ponder their is no better friend Two walks a day with a Hound will
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There was recently a transphobic backlash by UK media, including my own colleague, against the use of the phrase ‘individuals with a cervix’ by @CNN... 1/10 Well, a lot of
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*a thread*About this Fergie merching book escapade. This is par for the course in any discussion or observation about what is acceptable for a royal or royal adjacent person to
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On this day, 2007, Yuvraj Singh blasted a 30-ball 70 against Australia in the World T20.Far, far away, a mad day's cricket was unfolding at The Oval.That also involved Indian
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This “Right to Regenerate” is an asset-strippers’ charter couched in fluffy language. Not difficult to see where ‘the public’ having the right to develop ‘vacant public land’ is likely to
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The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century.Magi bearing gifts, 4th-century sarcophagus, Rome 4th-century sarcophagus, Milan; one of the earliest Nativity images
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A Thread, follow along.Glamis Calling is the website where Somerset Belenoff and her staff and collogues communicate with world leaders. This is where the GO order for Qposting ORIGINATED. Yes,
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1/6 Hi I’m Claire I’m a PhD student at @DICE_Kent and my research focuses on private land conservation in Britain. During lockdown, I’ve spent most of my time on
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“The First Bakery of South Asia”About a century and a half ago, when people of Indian subcontinent were unfamiliar with taste of cakes, pastries, pattis and other baked items, an
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WG Grace was born this day, 1848. Growing up, I had a vague idea who he was. To me, he used to be an overweight bully who bullied teammates and
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Just want to take a second to recognize my man Giordano Bruno for his contributions to astronomy and his unwavering courage, even when he was burned at the stake by
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