Fact For The Day

I hate to ask what it’s nine months after, in fact I won’t. (Two of my kids were born 9 months after my birthday but it’s a coincidence I tell you)

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My mum & one of my sons both born on Halloween.

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I have a mate who I met in the early 90’s at work. I have known for a while that we shared the same birthday. I recently found out that we were both born within an hour of each other in the same hospital.

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A new Mandarin Chinese word has been created to describe the Olympic athlete Quan Hongchan’s astonishing performances in diving.

The word is “水花消失术”, pronounced “shui hua xiao shi shu”, which literally means “water splash disappearance technique”, reflecting her ability to meet the water with such precision that only small ripples are created.

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Tim Walz is younger than Brad Pitt.

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He seems very likeable…

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my pal is as minnesota as they come, and is thrilled. hot dish jokes and ice fishing memes galore.

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He signed a highway name change in honour of Prince in purple ink whilst wearing a purple shirt and tie.

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I can’t wait for the presidential debates. Trump will chicken out but JD Vance has the hubris to have a go when really he should chicken out.

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38 years ago I was born in the back seat of my parents Mercedes on the way to hospital

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Happy birthday!

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Thanks! And thank goodness for leather interiors!

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Happy birthday.

Happy Birthday ! What model Merc was it (love them from that era :slightly_smiling_face:

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E class I believe!

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Zidane was a ball boy at this epic (France v Portugal European Championship SF 1984), things you learn on podcasts eh…

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Explains a lot! :joy:

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Start as you mean to go on!

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Found in Malaysia, Singapore and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of huntsman spider that was named by arachnologist and Bowie fan Dr Peter Jäger. He thought the striking markings up to the spider’s head region resembled the make-up worn by the late singer.

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