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In 2050 1 in 11 people who have ever been born in the history of the world will be alive.
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The colonel is not as funny as he used to be
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Derby County F.C. haven't heard of the Football Fair Play rules.
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Most women are wearing the wrong bra size. Source: Radio 4 this morning.
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St Fagans is a great day out
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I realise today is Monday so I can extend this to last week too :thumbup:
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We were never going to get £8 million for David Marshall
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Big Sam is Woy in disguise
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Originally Posted by
Taunton Blue Genie
Most women are wearing the wrong bra size. Source: Radio 4 this morning.
Made for surprisingly interesting listening :-)
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I learned that Australia is to become the first country in the world to microchip its public.
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Mrs Steve R
I learned that Australia is to become the first country in the world to microchip its public.
I saw that, they even had some volunteers lol
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Originally Posted by
Vimana.
Made for surprisingly interesting listening :-)
That's the beauty of Radio 4. It gets you interested in the weirdest things. Following a programme last week I ended up purchasing and cooking lentils this weekend. It's doesn't get any wilder than this.
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Taunton Blue Genie
That's the beauty of Radio 4. It gets you interested in the weirdest things. Following a programme last week I ended up purchasing and cooking lentils this weekend. It's doesn't get any wilder than this.
In a bid to finally educate myself I often listen to the 'In Our Time' podcasts when I'm out and about.
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Mrs Steve R
I learned that Australia is to become the first country in the world to microchip its public.
In fairness, we don't want our criminals escaping again...keeping track of them is for the best.
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How to lay floorboards (I think).
As an absolute amateur, I'm set to lay 60 square metres of pine floorboards this week in my parents' house in Brittany. Hoping it's as easy as the YouTube videos make it out to be...
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Glass is made out of sand apparently. :shrug:
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Baloo
In a bid to finally educate myself I often listen to the 'In Our Time' podcasts when I'm out and about.
Try:
In the Psychiatrist's Chair
From Our Own Correspondent
Desert Island Discs
Thinking Allowed
Food for the brain. In my case, a shrinking brain.
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Taunton Blue Genie
Try:
In the Psychiatrist's Chair
From Our Own Correspondent
Desert Island Discs
Thinking Allowed
Food for the brain. In my case, a shrinking brain.
Ta. I usually listen to the radio when I'm working and then can't really absorb anything so so listen to music. The podcast downloads are good though when out and about or travellling, so will take a look.
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Cold Feet is coming back to our screens
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People who shave their pubes are a bit dubious.
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Dr Lecter
People who shave their pubes are a bit dubious.
Do you think that they should get other people to do it?
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Taunton Blue Genie
Do you think that they should get other people to do it?
Only if you trust someone else to take a razor blade to your genitalia.
Personally I enjoy the thrill but that's just me.
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Baloo
Glass is made out of sand apparently. :shrug:
They should put that fact up on all those glass bridges built 4000 feet above the ground in China.
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