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    You couldn't make it up, could you!
    "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

    (Marianne Williamson)

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      1989

      Legislation came into force which permitted garages to display fuel prices by litre only, not by the gallon.​
      “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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        I forgot about that, I remember people complaining but everyone got used to it quickly didnt they.
        Im not fat just 6ft too small

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          I always had a sneaking suspicion that the oil companies were pushing for this, because a litre of fuel was less than a gallon, so prices looked lower, and not many of us can do the conversion in our heads!

          "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

          (Marianne Williamson)

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            2015

            A racehorse named Sir Winston Churchill netted a win, on the 50th anniversary of the wartime leader's death, in the 3:25pm race at Uttoxeter racecourse.​
            “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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              There are some weird co-incidences in life, aren't there.

              I can remember going to Uttoxeter races with my Grand dad when I was very little!
              "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

              (Marianne Williamson)

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                1989

                Actor John Cleese won damages for libel at the High Court over an article in the Daily Mirror, which claimed he had become like Basil Fawlty in his comedy series Fawlty Towers​
                “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                  1926

                  John Logie Baird gave a special public demonstration of television to members of the Royal Institution in London. Baird's invention used mechanical rotating disks to scan moving images into electronic impulses.​
                  “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                    I wonder what he would think of today's all singing all dancing, huge, colour flat-screen TVs!
                    "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                    (Marianne Williamson)

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                      1896

                      Walter Arnold of Kent was the first British motorist to receive a speeding fine, for exceeding 2 mph in a built-up area. He was doing 8 mph as he passed the house of the local policeman. The constable gave chase on his bicycle and after a 5 mile chase Mr. Arnold was arrested. He was fined one shilling for his offence.



                      “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                        🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant
                        Im not fat just 6ft too small

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                          2015

                          There were tears of joy for widower Stan Beaton as he heard again the answerphone message of his late wife Ruby. The message had been accidentally deleted during an upgrade by Virgin Media, but engineers searched through thousands of recordings and eventually managed to restore the message, which he had kept on his phone for 14 years.
                          “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                            Aww, it must have been very emotional for him to hear his wife's voice again.
                            "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                            (Marianne Williamson)

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                              Aww bless , good job them engineers
                              Im not fat just 6ft too small

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                                1965

                                Prescriptions on the NHS became free of charge and remained so until June 1968.
                                “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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