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Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS

In this edition of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess resurrect some long lost words. We promise not to leave you gremed, overmirthed, nor cursed with the mulligrubs as we explore a hubble-shubble of archaic and obsolete vocabulary from centuries past. … Continue reading

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EAST MANCHESTER BUILDING BOOM | Along Eastlink to Co-op Live & Etihad Stadium

In this video, we make our way along the pedestrian route from Piccadilly station in the city centre to Sportcity, Co-op Live and the Etihad Stadium. Along the way we look at construction sites, old buildings, new buildings, then and … Continue reading

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“Black” and French “Blanc” might be related, even though they’re opposites!

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How did the Victorians waterproof wooden ships?

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Tracing English as far back as possible

[…] In this episode, we’ll trace English back to its oldest known ancestor: an ancestor it shares with almost all of Europe’s languages, as well as some Asian languages. That ancestor is called Proto-Indo-European. I also talk about the controversial … Continue reading

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Ice Age With Just Sound Effects = Satisfying

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How 99.99% pura GOLD tea pot made

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Egyptian Numeral System | History of Numbers | Episode 6

Welcome to our journey through the history of numbers. We are going through the history of numbers how numbers evolved over the time . We looked at use of fingers and pebbles for counting use of sticks and stokes on … Continue reading

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English Makes No Sense pt. 4

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A statue in the City of London with a sneaky dual purpose 👀

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