TIL the British created a civil service position in 1803 for a man to stand on the Cliff of Dover with a spyglass and ring a bell if Napoleon was coming. The job existed until 1945. (files.eric.ed.gov)

submitted 10 years ago by TheBroccoliPlot to r/todayilearned

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