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The Secret KGB Lamp Post in London!

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Why Some Designs Are Impossible to Improve: Quintessence

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Why is it a “murder” of crows?

From a ‘business (or ‘busyness’) of ferrets’ to a ‘drunkship of cobblers’: join Jess and Rob to collectively explore the weird world of collective nouns. Hear all about the bizarre book that coined scores of these terms, which are also … Continue reading

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Getting older is realizing what this episode really meant

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Railings: Suprisingly Interesting

Oh, and some railings are made out of stretchers or whatever. You can support the channel on Patreon here: http://www.patreon.com/jdraperlondon You can book me for real-life tours! Find out about that here: http://www.jdraper.co.uk/private-tours You can find me on the clock … Continue reading

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How QR Codes Work.

Use https://www.beaconstac.com/qr-code-ge… to make your own QR code today! Every wonder how QR codes work? In this video, I give a brief history of the QR code and go over the technology behind it. QR Code Data Encoding Process. – … Continue reading

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Are you getting these wrong too?

Join word nerds Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts (aka RobWords) as they discuss amusing mis-heard phrases and vocabulary snafus known as “eggcorns,” “malapropisms,” and “mondegreens.” đź‘‚LISTEN: https://podfollow.com/words-unravelle… or search for “Words Unravelled” wherever you get your podcasts. […]

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Time Capsule Tales | Footage of magnificent cities as they were a century ago – a thread

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Why do we say “hello”?

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BBC Radio 4 – History’s Secret Heroes, 14. The Unbreakable Navajo Code

A group of Native American soldiers devise a secret code for the Allies. A group of Native American soldiers use their language to devise a secret code for the Allies. Can the Navajo code help win one of the fiercest … Continue reading

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