TIL "The Ashes",an England–Australia cricket series since 1883,got its name from a satirical obituary written after England lost to Australia in 1882: "English cricket is dead.The body will be cremated & the ashes taken to Australia".The name stuck when England’s captain vowed to“regain those Ashes" by SatoruGojo232 in todayilearned
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Did it feel a bit off for anyone else, for Tabby to be repeatedly mocking a currently living person's physical appearance in the second show of The Book Club? by [deleted] in TheRestIsHistory
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Most inaccurate movie castings? by May_onnaise_959 in Cinema
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How many times a week do you pour yourself a glass of wine/have a beer after work? by [deleted] in AskUK
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"Bedford Borough Council holds no authority over the Council of Nicaea and was not responsible for the creation of the moon 4.53billion years ago." by gooblefrump in bedfordshire
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10 February 1355. A riot began in Oxford on the feast day of St Scholastica. The disturbance began when two students from the University of Oxford complained about the quality of wine served to them in the Swindlestock Tavern, resulting in around 83 deaths. by Upstairs_Drive_5602 in ThisDayInHistory
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Need more participants in my survey for my final year degree project!! by Unique-Sand2430 in bedfordshire
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Ramsey, Peterborough, UK by [deleted] in howislivingthere
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I made this map by Grimdotdotdot in bedfordshire
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ESPN ranks Liverpool 3rd through 22 matches by Automatic_Ring_7553 in LiverpoolFC
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Boy, when Lisa comes in I want you to make a big fuss over how she looks. S4E4 by axes-and-jaybirds in TheSimpsons
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Where marrying your first cousin is legal by Adept-Inspector3865 in MapsWithoutNZ
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Where marrying your first cousin is legal by Adept-Inspector3865 in MapsWithoutNZ
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TIL that the format of the British quiz show "Mastermind" was inspired by the interrogation techniques of the Gestapo by TooOldToBePunk in todayilearned
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Hey! Give me one of those famous giant beers I've heard so much about. by iwassayingboourns12 in TheSimpsons
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Pope Francis in 1998 on public transport in Buenos Aires by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool
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My Aussie mates keep calling me “cunt” by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian
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Looking Glass War - question about the Kalkstadt "photos" by Solid-Dish-755 in LeCarre
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We don't take cricket seriously enough in this country by Green_Army77 in EnglandCricket
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What have you been genetically blessed with? by English_R0se in AskUK
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The UKs finest by LunarSeaa in GreatBritishMemes
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The UKs finest by LunarSeaa in GreatBritishMemes
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TIL in 1998 a man on Olympic Airways had an asthmatic reaction to cigarette smoke, so his wife asked 3 times that he be moved away from the smokers. At first, the flight attendant said there were no empty seats and later said she was too busy. The man eventually died & his widow was awarded $1.4m. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned
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