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You mean, 'miiiaaaoooo'
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TIL there’s a British women’s tennis player who has broken into the worlds top 100 who only has 3 fingers on each hand
sockyboy
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Young at heart by the Bluebells is a cover of a Bananrama song
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I went to school with a boy called Robert Duff. He got called, Trebor Fudd
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The fantastic adrenaline shot scene in Tarrantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994) is based on a story told by Steven Prince in Scorsese’s American Boy (1978).
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Used to work with a guy called Robert Duff
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He didnae happen to e from Fife did he?
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As far as I know , lived in Markinch when I knew him
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Probably the same boy. Small world eh
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Sure is , I worked with him in Smith Anderson in Falkland 26 years ago . He works in the Leslie Mill now and lives in Leven as far as i can tell
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TIL
St Nicholas as well as being the patron saint of children is also the patron saint of sex workers and pawnbrokers
St Nicholas as well as being the patron saint of children is also the patron saint of sex workers and pawnbrokers
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I think you'll find the patron saint of sex workers is actually St Knickerless.
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Sure he's fae Freuchie or Kingskettle originally. He was a sound lad when I knew him
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definitely the same guy
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There’s an episode of Peppa Pig banned in Australia
Mr Skinny Legs portrays spiders as friendly fun creatures, not the lesson you want to be telling Australias children
There’s an episode of Peppa Pig banned in Australia
Mr Skinny Legs portrays spiders as friendly fun creatures, not the lesson you want to be telling Australias children
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emerald green
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TIL
that imminently, Voyager 1 space probe (launched in 1977) will have travelled one light day. Its travelling approx 38,000 mph or 17km per second!
Around 26Billion km in total.
From this I learned that were no leaving our backyard anytime soon
that imminently, Voyager 1 space probe (launched in 1977) will have travelled one light day. Its travelling approx 38,000 mph or 17km per second!
Around 26Billion km in total.
From this I learned that were no leaving our backyard anytime soon
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1977?? The astronauts will be some age now C.
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Just found out about this today....
Charity Anne Bick GM (19 December 1924 – 22 April 2002) was a British civilian dispatch rider during the Second World War, and the youngest ever recipient of the George Medal, the United Kingdom's second-highest award for civilian bravery.
She later served in the Women's Royal Air Force.
Aged 16, she was the youngest person ever to receive the GM.
The medal was presented to her by King George VI in a ceremony on 10 September 1941.
She also received the Defence Medal and War Medal at the end of the war.
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Charity Anne Bick GM (19 December 1924 – 22 April 2002) was a British civilian dispatch rider during the Second World War, and the youngest ever recipient of the George Medal, the United Kingdom's second-highest award for civilian bravery.
She later served in the Women's Royal Air Force.
Aged 16, she was the youngest person ever to receive the GM.
The medal was presented to her by King George VI in a ceremony on 10 September 1941.
She also received the Defence Medal and War Medal at the end of the war.
Charity Bick - Wikipedia
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I knew of him but when reading this the other day it blew me away. What a life!
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Audie Murphy - Wikipedia
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Now any of yous aulder posters remember a geezer who was arrested in Edinburgh quite a lot back in the 70's who's name was Audie Murphy?I knew of him but when reading this the other day it blew me away. What a life!
Audie Murphy - Wikipedia
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Was that the guy who used to bevvy from 6am to midnight? Aw Day Murphy
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FFS where's Billy when you need him ?Was that the guy who used to bevvy from 6am to midnight? Aw Day Murphy
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He's away tae bed
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Or oot snowdropping. Cannae put anything past these Gracemount lot.
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I was watching afternoon telly one day a few months ago channel hopping and came upon an hour documentary, USA channel, about him. I'd heard of him but watching that was a real eye opener. An amazing life.I knew of him but when reading this the other day it blew me away. What a life!
Audie Murphy - Wikipedia
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TIL Kirsty McColl did backing vocals on Simple Minds Speed your love to me
emerald green
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This image
was based on this guy 
whos' name was Walter Botts.
This image
was based on this guy whos' name was Walter Botts.
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Curling Stones......
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Ailsa Craig: Olympic curling stones and the Scottish island that makes them | Team GB
Did you know that a small Scottish island is famous for being the main supplier of curling stones?
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John Collins played for Fulham
Collins John also played for Fulham
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Featured a few years ago on Paul Murton’s “Grand Tours” programmes - I think it was in the same episode as his piece about Glenbuck, home of the Shankly family.Curling Stones....
Ailsa Craig: Olympic curling stones and the Scottish island that makes them | Team GB
Did you know that a small Scottish island is famous for being the main supplier of curling stones?
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Today I learned that a Cadbury's flake doesn't melt. My wee man told me this and even held it in my hand for ages. Fuckin thing didn't melt
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Declan John plays for St Mirren.
I worked wi a brickie called John Declan who was married tae a lassie fae Paisley (was actually Declin but that disnae work, he also wisnae actually married so thats a load shite tae)
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The Cocteau Twins take their name from an unreleased Simple Minds song. They in turn take their name from a couplet In David Bowie's Jean Genie. David Bowie, in hls own turn, took his stage name from a composite of Kirkcaldy born footballer, Keiron Bowie and his manager at Hibernian FC, David Gray.
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Someone has made a version of Wikipedia made for scrolling on your phone or tablet:
Pick topics you're interested in, and it'll serve up random summary articles from Wiki in a never-ending swipe stylee.
A superb alternative to doomscrolling imo.
Pick topics you're interested in, and it'll serve up random summary articles from Wiki in a never-ending swipe stylee.
A superb alternative to doomscrolling imo.
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TIL
Hazel Dean
“Searching (I got to find me a man)”
Is a lesbian
Hazel Dean
“Searching (I got to find me a man)”
Is a lesbian
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I think her wife is tae.
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If you've got a shuffled (i.e. not brand new) deck of cairds in your hoose, the order they're in will be the first time in history a deck of cairds have ever been in that order.
The number of possible permutations a deck order can be in, is a bigger number than there are atoms on earth
If you've got a shuffled (i.e. not brand new) deck of cairds in your hoose, the order they're in will be the first time in history a deck of cairds have ever been in that order.
The number of possible permutations a deck order can be in, is a bigger number than there are atoms on earth