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Erasure - "The Circus" (1987)

Even though Britain decimalised its currency in 1971, I'm just about old enough (40 in July) to remember the shilling coin, which was in circulation from around 1550 until 31st December 1990 (when the shilling was completely abolished leaving us with just pounds and pence). From 1971 until 31st...

Incredibly Accurate Map of Nearby 10 Parsecs (32.6 Light Years) Around The Solar System

I don't think we had those adverts here. Here's a UK advert for Sega Mega Drive games console, 1992...

Woolworths, or Woolies, as we used to call it, was a British retail firm famous for its Pic N' Mix (the glory days as a child in the Eighties when my mother used to take us in there and we were able to fill up a large bag with a shitload of sweets of our choosing). Unfortunately, it went defunct...

I remember when some dog shit used to be white. Never see it anymore.

Earth isn't a sphere. It's an oblate spheroid.

Woohoo! The pubs in England are back open from today! Here's The New Inn, Little Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, just a few minutes ago. I can hear late night music, laughter and merriment from within, something I've not heard from a pub for a while.

Funny if they all turn out to be a bit of dust on the lenses, like that scene in Red Dwarf.

WR102: The Hottest Known Star

HMS Victory's lower mast removed for first time since 1894 BBC News 15th May 2021 A crane begins the process of removing the main lower mast from HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth The main lower mast of Lord Nelson's HMS Victory has been removed for the first time in...

Flat Earth Fail Compilation 24

The Top 5 Closest Stars to Earth!

'It was found at Billingsgate in London and was my reward for a particularly arduous dig. 'Tokens from the river are usually in good condition as they're in a sealed layer of silt which preserves them from the ravages of time. 'Now I've decided it's time to let my collection go. I'm getting...

Great Fire Sale of London: Collection of trading tokens - including ones minted in year of famous 1666 blaze - are set to fetch £20,000 at auction Roger Green, who is from Kent, spent 35 years collecting the tokens Were issued by traders instead of money due to a lack of available small change...

The Cromwell theory suggested that he was crafted just before the restoration by a local landowner and MP, Baron Holles of Ifield, a bitter rival of the puritan leader. Charles I tried to have Holles and four other MPs arrested, triggering the Civil War, but he later quarrelled with Cromwell...

Is the mystery of the Cerne Giant finally solved? UK's largest chalk man was made in Saxon times 'in tribute to the God Helith' and NOT to insult Oliver Cromwell (but his appendage may have been added later for laughs), scientists say The National Trust has been working to correctly age...

Anglo-Saxon coin collector's unparalleled treasure trove of 576 items sells for £856,000 - including world-record £40,800 for 7th-century King Eadbald gold shilling Tony Abramson started collecting Anglo-Saxon coins aged four, in the 1950s Later amassed a collection of more than 1,200 pieces...

Prince William and Kate Middleton say George, Charlotte and Louis are missing their 'much loved' great-grandfather Prince Philip in thank you note to royal fans offering condolences following his death Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 39, shared a touching note with fans to thank them...