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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · Nov 28
Unfortunately, the years only refer to the time span covered by the source that the name appears in.
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 10h
Catharina Fallopin
Spouse
Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 10h
Babette Jockers Grossholz
www.findagrave.com/memorial/201...
Babette Jockers Grossholz (1923-2007) - Find a...
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Rainbow is still not tall, dark or handsome, unfortunately @rainbowchazer.bsky.social · 10h
The Tennessee military munitions plant where many people have died is in a town called Bucksnort. To this UK resident, that sounds like a name worthy of @actualnames.bsky.social listings.

I do hope the first responders and investigators can find answers to this nasty-sounding event.
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 10h
Constance Luce Grotesque

France, Insee Social Security Death Index, 1970-2022
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 10h
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Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay charged with grooming teen
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Former ACT politician charged with grooming teen
Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has faced the ACT Magistrates Court, charged with grooming a teenage boy.
www.abc.net.au
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Jennifer Rose @jenni4iowa.bsky.social · 12h
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The Story Behind the Famed Traffic Sign that Kept Getting Stolen in Weed, California
After the sign was stolen so frequently, CalTrans decided to change the sign with more information, taking the novelty away for any would-be thieves.
www.activenorcal.com
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 11h
Morgan Freeman wanted by police
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2552746...
Morgan Freeman wanted on prison recall by Avon and Somerset Police
A man with links to several Somerset towns, including Taunton, is wanted on a prison recall by police.
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
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Octavious Night @octaviousnight.bsky.social · 12h
shocked nobody posted this one yet
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 12h
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 12h
Masbate Airport
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Matato'a Varua 🗿🗿🗿 @matatoa.bsky.social · 14h
@actualnames.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DPjSqtWjbx...
Login • Instagram
Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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Jack-o'-Lantus @oxnardmantalvo.bsky.social · 14h
Instant classics, all.
A green road sign that reads, ⬆️ DUBOIS 10 ⬅️PARADISE 3 ⬅️DESIRE 5 ⬅️PANIC 7 A green rectangular road sign that reads, "VIRGINVILLE, NEXT RIGHT" A blue road sign with gold trim and lettering in the keystone/rectangle shape of many PA road signs that reads, "EAST EARL TWP BLUE BALL NAMED FOR "THE BLUE BALL" HOTEL FOUNDED 1766"
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Chris @cjt3745.bsky.social · 13h
Inspired by one of @actualnames.bsky.social earlier posts - the Kunti Bar at the Hotel Shankar in Nepal. m.youtube.com/shorts/3PYMv...
Indulge in the art of mixology at the Kunti Bar, Hotel Shanker.
YouTube video by Hotel Shanker - Palatial Heritage Kathmandu
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 12h
Newspaper ad for Shelly's Manne-Hole jazz club
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
Buby Tuggle

United States, Census, 1940
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
Reginald Rectall

United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
Willie Onner

United States, Social Security Death Index
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
Osker Flops

United States, Census, 1880
Characters from the movie, Cats
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
Cock Gush

United States, Census, 1900
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
She. Wife of a rubber salesman.
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h
It was an odder order.
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I dug coal with Baby Billy @stimpy.bsky.social · 16h
I think this is appropriate for @actualnames.bsky.social even if it isn't a person. And yes I am 12 years old, why do you ask
A screenshot from the USGS website that shows "Monitoring Location Lickinghole Creek near Goochland, VA - USGS-02035500"
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 16h
Georgius Floppers

Luxembourg, Church and Civil Registration, 1601-1923
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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 16h
Adolph Loser
www.findagrave.com/memorial/800...
Adolph Loser (1894-1968) - Find a Grave Memorial
www.findagrave.com
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