Commonplace Fun Facts
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Quirky history, odd science, strange laws, overlooked inventions, and the fascinating facts you didn’t know you needed to know. Welcome to Commonplace Fun Facts (commonplacefacts.com)
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Jack Rackham is remembered as Calico Jack, but what happened beyond the pirate flag? His story goes far beyond the famous image, with daring adventures, notorious companions... www.patlubeck.com/jack-rackham... #CalicoJack #JackRackham #PirateHistory #GoldenAgeOfPiracy
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Archaic word of the day: jakes - an outdoor toilet; outhouse (First recorded in 1525) #englishlanguage #history #Tudor
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DISCIPLINARY EXCERPT FC-DE-102331 Gertrude I. Ramsbottom II (Sarcastic Fringehead), Director, staff of Open Mouth, EMP-102331. Rank 63. Corridor gape exceeded quarterly allocation. Hearing stipend settled in $HBAR. The mouth remains open. The minutes continue underneath it.
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Dick Turpin and the Ride That Never Happened — the real man died on a rope at Knavesmire, not on Black Bess across the North. https://bakerstreetholmes.substack.com/p/dick-turpin-and-the-ride-that-never #VictorianCrime #TrueCrime
Show PostThe resurrection men of London dug the dead from their graves to sell to the surgeons, until the Anatomy Act of 1832 closed the trade. Tonight's dispatch at https://bakerstreetholmes.substack.com/p/the-resurrection-men
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