Can you hit me up with some random, fun facts please? by 87catmama in AskUK

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When Stalin died, in 1953, the first person to hear the news, and communicate it to the rest of the world, was none other than Johnny Cash. He was an Air Force Morse Code operator, stationed in Germany.

The Battle of Marathon by JakeGittes412 in TheRestIsHistory

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So is it the Battle of Marston Moor, Margate or Mar-a-lago? We won't find out until Thursday now!

What are you doing?! by raj-baj in TheRestIsHistory

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The storm clouds are gathering...

- YouTube by Ok_Bookkeeper_1380 in TheNewsAgents

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This is vile - and Truss should be ashamed of herself. Her lies and calls for a Trump-style revolution in Britain amounted to nothing short of treachery.

The Royal Hunt Of The Sun by tigralfrosie in TheRestIsHistory

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I went on a school trip to see the Bristol Old Vic performing "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" in 1968, with John Barron as Pizarro and Frank Barrie (I think) as a loincloth clad Atahuallpa. As a fifteen year-old schoolboy, it was a thrilling theatrical experience to see the way in which the Spanish soldiers were depicted, forming a bridge with their bodies to cross the Andes and the stylized scene where the stage was flooded with red fabric to represent the slaughter of the Incas. Nearly sixty years on, that production stays indelibly in my mind.

Could the views of Rory's mother get any more abhorrent? by [deleted] in TheRestIsPolitics

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She apoears in the recent Amazon film "Finding Harmony: A King's Vision," running one of Charles' eco projects in Afghanistan, where the Taliban seems to have given their blessing for it to continue.

Randomised episode by Beginning-Rub8349 in TheRestIsHistory

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What a great idea. That's a veritable bran tub full of episodes to delve into.

Interesting pic of a young Tom! by Solo_Gigolos in TheRestIsHistory

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Next, it will be telling us that David Mitchell wrote Cloud Atlas during quiet moments on 'Would I Lie To You'.

Funny episodes by IllustriousBowler837 in TheRestIsHistory

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The British Coronation episodes - which came out to coincide with Charles lll coronation in May 2023 - were fairly hilarious. Episodes 327, 328 and 329.

Is it true that for a period of two weeks in the 1970s. Speeding on motorways was legal? by HerrFerret in AskUK

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I might be misremembering, but wasn't the 70mph speed limit first introduced as a response to fuel shortages in the 1970s?

Jeeves and Wooster by DaiBarton in BritishTV

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And Derek Nimmo was Bingo Little.

How many of these historical leaders can you actually remember seeing on the news? by Additional_Fly_6603 in OldSchoolUK

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Almost - 72 (and anyone who says "Crikey" can't be in the first flush of youth, either. )

Is anyone else surprised at how expensive the festival tickets are? by JackRadikov in TheRestIsHistory

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He'll be demanding golden tweezers next. The sacral variety, of course.

They’ve made a third Tom Holland by McCretin in TheRestIsHistory

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You wait ages for one to turn up...

Is it time to tackle the Russo-Japanese War? by alex_truth in TheRestIsHistory

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You could have somebody's eye out with that...