Probably used their parasols to poke them with , strange they could get so close to the bars though 😱
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1772
The death, in London, of the world's most travelled goat. She had circumnavigated the world twice, first on Dolphin under Captain Wallis, then on Cook's Endeavour. The Lord of the Admiralty even signed a document acknowledging her age and adventures.
“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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2014
It was revealed that OCR (optical character recognition) scanners would confuse arms and anus in old text, leading to some unusual romantic translations such as - Mrs. Tipton went over to him and put her anus around his neck. She said, rapturously. 'I have been hoping for years that you would talk that way to me.' Also, from Matisse on the Loose - ‘Oh boy!’ she said. She grabbed my anus and positioned my body in the direction of the east gallery and we started walking.
“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Love it!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1956
Granada TV broadcast for the first time at 7.30 p.m. With the ending of the BBC's monopoly on broadcasting, viewers saw their first television advertising and four days later Granada did the first sports outside broadcast.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Gem, I've just checked and the first advert to be broadcast on ITV was for toothpaste - Gibbs SR! I didn't realise it was such a long time ago!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1994
The Queen and France's President Francois Mitterrand formally opened the Channel Tunnel during two elaborate ceremonies in France and Britain.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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That seemed amazing at the time, didn't it. Now we totally take the Channel tunnel for granted.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1999
The first Scottish Parliament for 300 years was elected.
The Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and was built at a cost of £414 million (ten times over the original budget)“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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It amazes me how anything can be ten times over budget!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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I know!!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1824
The National Gallery in London opened to the public.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1951
Trains ran on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1800
George III survived two assassination attempts in one day, the second coming from James Hadfield who fired a shot at the King during a performance at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Hadfield was later acquitted by reason of insanity.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1499
Catherine of Aragon (aged 12) was married by proxy to Arthur Tudor, the Prince of Wales (aged 12).“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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