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Bro eyes have two step verification 🫡

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If English were spoken with Swedish syntax

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Why didn’t Europe love denim like the US? (yes, they did invent both fabrics though)

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The Three Little Pigs’ 3,000-Year-Old Secret

🐷 The Three Little Pigs — you think you know the story…… Dive into the dark origins of the Three Little Pigs, a tale echoing with ancient myths and long-forgotten rituals. Journey back to the Bronze Age where the story … Continue reading

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Why are they spelled with U?

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It’s All Henry VIII!: A Beginner’s Guide To The Dissolution of the Monasteries

Note: Have had a couple of comments to the effect that the interpretation of Leviticus 20:21 presented here is incorrect. To clarify: this isn’t my interpretation; it’s Henry VIII’s. You’re going to have to take it up with him, I’m … Continue reading

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Why is there no B# or E# note on the piano?

Check out my video on why the white notes are C major and not A major: • Why are the white notes the C Major scale? Why is there no black note between B and C or between E and … Continue reading

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Fonts Hurt Culture

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After the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 80 years ago…

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London’s ‘Eighth Wonder Of The World’

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