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Why didn’t Irish people eat fish during the Great Famine?

Posted on April 18, 2025 by agogo22

Why didn’t Irish people eat fish during the Great Famine? Ep #1 in my series out now: What was the real cause of Ireland’s Great Famine • What was the real cause of the Great … —————————————————————————– Check out Fin’s … Continue reading →

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Casa Vicens by Gaudí Barcelona 

Posted on April 18, 2025 by agogo22
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“A new age of shamelessness” | Slavoj Žižek on Trump, authoritarians and “the new left”

Posted on April 18, 2025 by agogo22

Paddy O’Connell speaks to so-called ‘rock star’ philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek, who argues the case for a more “authoritarian” left-leaning leader on the global stage. Newsnight is the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs TV programme – with … Continue reading →

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AskPandi | What’s the oldest man-made object in space?

Posted on April 17, 2025 by agogo22
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A London museum born from a remarkable historical coincidence 🎶

Posted on April 17, 2025 by agogo22
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Segun Lee-French (@shegelu) |  “1965: Malcolm in Winter: A Translation Exercise” by @theastergates

Posted on April 16, 2025 by agogo22
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Why is this symbol hidden everywhere in the UK?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by agogo22

Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/chrisspargo Thanks to the person who sent me this – who didn’t want to be named. Find benchmarks near you: https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/ Benchmark information from Ordnance Survey: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog… Photos used in intro https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi… […]  

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Selling Your Wife At Market: The London History Show

Posted on April 15, 2025 by agogo22

We’re touching so much grass today. Order my new book “Mavericks”: https://watkinspublishinglinks.com/ma… ISBN: 9781786788986 Published by @Watkinspublishing1893 @watkinsbooks ——- Music used under a CC-BY licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b… : Pulsar by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com ——- You can support the channel on … Continue reading →

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American Golden Economy caused a….Roy Casagranda #weirdhistory #fascinatinghistory #usahistory

Posted on April 15, 2025 by agogo22
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The Woman Who Fixed Einstein’s Mistake

Posted on April 14, 2025 by agogo22

Why does energy disappear in General Relativity? 👉 Use code VERITASIUM to get 50% off your first monthly KiwiCo Crate! https://www.kiwico.com/VERITASIUM Try Snatoms! A molecular modelling kit I invented where the atoms snap together. https://ve42.co/SnatomsV ▀▀▀ A huge thank you … Continue reading →

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