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Bees drinking nectar on their pub crawl 🐝🍺 – BBC

Posted on January 8, 2026 by agogo22
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Classics Girl (@classicsgirl) | What was the first kiss in art history?

Posted on January 7, 2026 by agogo22
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The Wild History of the Phrygian Cap

Posted on January 7, 2026 by agogo22

The phrygian cap is so much more than just the French revolution or a ¢lit in sneakers. This controversial headgear has an over 3,000 year history, that is funnier, weirder, and darker than the aggressively cheerful mascots of the Paris … Continue reading →

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How To Make A Profit on Charity: Five Percent Philanthropy

Posted on January 6, 2026 by agogo22
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Where does the word ‘stationery’ come from? đŸ¤”

Posted on January 6, 2026 by agogo22
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MERRY LISTENMAS AND A HAPPY NEW HEAR! Day 10: is music a universal language?

Posted on January 5, 2026 by agogo22
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Spoon & Tamago | Japanese Designer New Year’s Cards of 2026

Posted on January 5, 2026 by agogo22

Happy New Year of the horse! The year of the horse (uma-doshi) is said to be auspicious in Japan, not only because it represents strength, speed and energy, but because of the wordplay: umaku iku (meaning, “everything will work out”) … Continue reading →

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This leather work

Posted on January 3, 2026 by agogo22
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BBC Radio 4 – Archive on 4, Robert Graves and ‘I Claudius’, L years on

Posted on January 3, 2026 by agogo22

It’s 50 years on from the first screening of the TV series I, Claudius – the hugely popular and perhaps surprising cultural phenomenon that brought the story of a lesser-known Roman emperor into the living rooms of millions of families … Continue reading →

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American things that are NOT NORMAL in Japan

Posted on January 3, 2026 by agogo22
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