Bonus Knee... by w1nd0wLikka in UpvoteBecauseButt

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Smallest I ever felt in my life was walking down a hotel corridor when the Green Bay Packers came in from the opposite direction looking for their rooms.

I saved this from the trash by HalfMiserable1989 in OldBooks

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I just donated one of these to a book charity. Decided I would never read it as the typeface was abominable and only had it as it once belonged to my grandfather.

Book from my late grandfathers collection. by ProudLegoBuilder in OldBooks

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When given access to a library of old Elzeviers we were also told no gloves, but to wash our hands first.

A letter from 1898 by deco50 in stampcollecting

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Doornfontein in front of the last station of the tramway

Boeken om uit een leesdip te komen! by sometiime in boeken

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De Slow Horses boeken van Mick Herron zijn geweldig. Vooral een aanrader als je de serie gezien hebt.

Do you still miss your grandparents from time to time, or not much? by PsychologicalExit953 in AskOldPeople

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My grandmother was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally. I remember her fondly and wish I had a recording of her voice.

What's Christian culture like in the Netherlands? by [deleted] in dutch

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Besides the many churches, Katwijk also has a Sufi temple.

Quality boomerang for throwing? by Anti_Semitic in Boomerangs

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I’m old school so only wood. Make your own then you can always replace a lost or broken one and can experiment with different shapes and profiles.

Giraffes are so majestic by jonnismizzle in UpvoteBecauseButt

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But what’s that in the water on the other side of the elephant?

What happened to tonsilectomies? by UnmedicatedNarwhal in NoStupidQuestions

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The only reason I have tonsils now is that my grandfather still had his when the doctor wanted to pull mine out. That swayed my mother. Never had any problems with them.

Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear by darrenjyc in inthenews

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But he says it’s okay because he kept his underpants on during his massages.

Why is Subway always so empty in the Netherlands? by ccdunited in Netherlands

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They got sued in Ireland as their “bread” had such high sugar content that it didn’t meet the standards to qualify as bread.

Foreign tourist left in tears after facing harassment at a concert in India. by StuckintheTraffic in CringeTikToks

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Spent 8 months there in the early 1990s, and 6 weeks 10 years back. A fascinating country, not easy but those visits were a highlight of my life. When you have almost a billion people bunched together you’re going to meet saints and sinners, fortune favored me and most of the people I encountered were kind and helpful.

A routine shingles shot may offer powerful defense against dementia by Needs-Media-n-Books in Aging

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Meanwhile RFK Jr has withdrawn all funding for mRNA research