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My friend posted this...I am cracking up Took the cat to the vet and she's pregnant (see 3rd picture)

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Vitali Klitschko is a multi millionaire, He has the wealth and profile to be anywhere in the world. He is currently armed with weapons waiting for Russia to attack as he aims to defend his country. This needs recognition of the highest order. 🇺🇦

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Reality check. British heroes returning from Afghanistan. Real heroes, not overpaid Footballers, Actors or reality soap stars.

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DID YOU KNOW ! ! ! They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor" But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even

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Next time you see someone swoon over a sports personality, or marvels when someone 'comes out' and proceeds to call them a "hero" or "brave", think about this guy. "In 2009 US Marine Lance Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Marine

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Because who doesn't need to see a picture of an otter showing off her new baby. ❤️

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In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir. The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet. Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to the bus and

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you are loved and he will love you

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my beautiful boy Buster will be going to sleep tomorrow, thanks for all the well wishes and prayers, broken

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goodbye my boy xx

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a lifetime of service and devotion to this country and some of the comments from people are vile, she is my boss end of story

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I am sick to death with all the snowflakes and easily offended scumbags in the UK. To all of the Poppy and flag burners, war memorial and grave vandals have a look at this photo. The old proud gentleman being helped by the police officer and many men and women like him stood up

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So sad. Farewell Monty. The ten-year-old labradoodle with leukaemia was carried to the top of Pen y Fan one last time by his owner, Carlos Fresco, who said Monty "loved" the Brecon Beacons.

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this is more important than a xmas party @Keir_Starmer @AngelaRayner

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I’m still furious we have a criminally convicted MP called @ClaudiaWebbe who’s convicted for threatening an acid attack. This vile woman has no place in British politics or government. If you see this and agree please retweet.

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Born on this day in 1915, Stanisław Skalski was the most successful Polish fighter ace of WWII. He fought in the Battle of Britain and was the first Pole to command an RAF squadron. Mr Skalski, passed away in Warsaw in 2004.

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You'd be surprised at how many times a man sits in his car, on his bed, in the bathroom, in the living room and holds in his tears because he’s so stressed or lost or confused or hurt or ready to give up...But when he shows his face again he looks perfectly fine, unbothered and

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Rhondda to Cardiff at night

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This is a CAKE. No idea who made it, but what an absolutely incredible piece of work

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A photo that will remain immortal in history... taken by the photographer Anil Prabhakar in the forests of Indonesia. The photo shows an orangutan monkey (currently in danger) trying to help a geologist who fell in a mud puddle during his research.

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thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer. And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring?

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British shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has recruited apprentices for the first time in over a decade. Let's get behind UK manufacturing! 🇬🇧 #BuyBritish 🇬🇧

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a burning building and rushed inside, again saving people trapped inside one at a time until he collapsed. He was again hospitalized with severe burns and lung damage. He's still kicking it at 66. Just an awesome person I learned about today and thought I'd share.

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Baked my legs in the sun today

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"A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Sapper Connor Morrison of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment. He died during a non-operational incident in Ipswich on 23 July 2022. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. RIP young man Ubique

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street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.' 'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?' 'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'" Dogs are family

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Loyalty and true love till the end. Farewell in love . This dog, named Greta, had arrived at the last day of her life at the age of 15 years and ended with a serious illness. The owner took them to the place where they both were happiest together. Her favorite beach. In her

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never take anyone or anything for granted

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afford to buy a pot......they "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:

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it dont matter what regiment or service we are all brothers and sisters merry xmas all

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this has broke me kids and animals are my weakness

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Join us in wishing a Happy Birthday to WWII veteran Ronny Scott, who turns 104 today. Ronny flew from his native Buenos Aires to London to volunteer as a Royal Navy pilot.

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We can steal time Just for one day

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Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell . ...... . Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet

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@AngelaRayner were you at this one?

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Checkout this stunning mural which has been painted on the house behind the War Memorial in Abertillery, South Wales, UK 📷 📷

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hospitalization for 45 days after the incident, during which time he developed pneumonia, sepsis, and lung damage which ended his athletic career. For years, his story wasn't known, until an article about the event identified him by name in 1982. In 1985, he happened to pass by

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A moment to remember forever as Kevin Sinfield carries his best friend Rob Burrow over the finish line at the marathon

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dont say i never give you anything ladys tom hardy on barry island s wales

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despite zero visibility, managed to kick in the back window, injuring himself in the process. He proceeded to save twenty people trapped in the bus, one at a time, for hours. The combined effect of the cold water and his injuries from breaking the glass window led to his

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Rest Easy Lads

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Shag is a funny word isn’t it, to a smoker it’s tobacco, to an American it’s a dance, to an ornithologist it’s a bird and to me it’s a remote possibility.

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this was with his MOH

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We won didn't we Sarge?” “That's it lad, you can go home now, the fightings done and we won.” “It doesn't feel like we won Sarge” What with so many young men and women dead .So many lives ruined.” “No lad, it doesn't but we survived, so we won.” “What'll I do now Sarge?

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actually lose someone in it.. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!" Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in

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the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof... Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs." There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other

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On the annual Ramsgate Boxing Day 'English Channel' swim....184 people went in and 876 people came out.

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Two brothers who were buried next to each other on December 11, 1945. Lieutenants Philippe Rousseau (left) and Maurice Rousseau, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, at a transit camp near Down Ampney, England, February 13, 1944.

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droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence. The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The

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A 21-year-old Winston Churchill, 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Queen’s Own Hussars, pictured in 1895. Churchill served in six wars and when WWII broke out, he was still a commissioned officer in the Territorial Army with the rank of Major serving in the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars.

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im gonna be sigining off for a few day my father passed at 23.00 19/10/2022 not ina good place take care ya'all

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oh @Keir_Starmer that soap box must be very slippery actual crimes

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I was pulled from my field, from my work, from my play, Ne'er again to see England, in lands far away, Through death and destruction, through blood sweat and tears, I carried my master, along with my peers, So I ask you to remember a while,

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when getting Married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could

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supposedly facebook and twitter snoflakes take exception to military emblems so lets trigger them

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they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew

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along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake. The country is old

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She said, “Don't call the doctor, I want to fall asleep peacefully, with your hand in mine.” He told her about the past, how they met, their first kiss. they didn't cry, they smiled. They didn't regret anything, they were grateful. Then she repeated softly, 'I love you forever!'

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realized they had been burying people alive... So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell;

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placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold. In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the

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stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes

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After the fall of Dunkirk, it is often said Britain stood alone. However, while Britain was alone in not being occupied, the men and women defending Britain came from across the Commonwealth and the wider world. Mohinder Singh Pujji was a distinguished RAF fighter pilot and one

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the fat. Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. Bread was

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