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Post by ARENA on Mar 23, 2018 14:16:42 GMT
Every town in France has a Victor Hugo street.
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Post by althea on Mar 24, 2018 16:48:35 GMT
The Guillotine was invented in Halifax,Yorkshire. Records show that at least 53 people were executed using it,between 1286 and 1550.
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Post by ARENA on Mar 24, 2018 19:49:57 GMT
The Guillotine was invented in Halifax,Yorkshire. Records show that at least 53 people were executed using it,between 1286 and 1550. The Guillotine was named after a French politician
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Post by althea on Mar 25, 2018 16:17:04 GMT
The actual apparatus of two wooden stakes with an axe type blade controlled by a rope and pulley was used in Halifax in the 13th century. The Guillotine was no doubt inspired by that original idea. Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin was a mild-mannered doctor who wanted to make the French penal system more humane. He proposed a "clean" mechanical method of execution,rather than the rather messy way of hanging people. He wanted death to be quick and as painless as possible. He made his proposals to the French National Assembly in 1789.
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Post by althea on Apr 1, 2018 16:06:37 GMT
Human beings have four nostrils. Two you can see and two you can't. We use each of our two external nostrils to detect different smells,breathing different amounts of air into each to create a kid of nasal stereo.
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Post by althea on Apr 11, 2018 15:31:38 GMT
Fyffes,the banana company is an Irish company.
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Post by althea on Apr 16, 2018 18:29:52 GMT
Queen Victoria was wider around than she was tall. She was 66 inches round and only 59 inches tall.
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Post by althea on Jun 6, 2018 13:44:09 GMT
This will interest Aubs. A combinati on of some of his favourite things. Oh it covered the text a bit.
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Post by aubrey on Jun 6, 2018 16:16:14 GMT
This will interest Aubs. A combinati on of some of his favourite things. Oh it covered the text a bit. Hey!
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Post by aubrey on Jun 6, 2018 16:18:24 GMT
Life of Brian was filmed on the set of Jesus of Nazareth (the one starring Robert Powell and written by Anthony Burgess: Burgess said he would have been proud to have written Life of Brian.)
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Post by althea on Jun 7, 2018 10:08:57 GMT
I took OH to the cinema to see Life of Brian. OH is not a fan of films of any sort,although he did enjoy Billy Elliot. The whole cinema was rocking with loud laughter during Life of Brian - all except for one person. Guess who! He sat there with his arms folded and a pitying look on his face.
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Post by ARENA on Jun 7, 2018 10:49:05 GMT
Drinking wine every day could help prevent Alzheimer's, experts say
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Post by starlilolill on Jun 7, 2018 11:24:35 GMT
I didn't doubt it for a minute!
Have a good day all!
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Post by aubrey on Jun 7, 2018 19:26:23 GMT
Drinking wine every day could help prevent Alzheimer's, experts say
Whisky as well, I'm sure.
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Post by althea on Jun 9, 2018 8:28:56 GMT
This will interest Aubs. A combinati on of some of his favourite things. Oh it covered the text a bit. Hey! Word jokes and cats?
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