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The best thing about having a dog is having to find time to get outside

The worst thing about having a dog is she scares off all the crows I am desperately trying to befriend
March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ever heard of corpse money? It’s not a dodgy crypto scheme.

It was actual coins placed on the dead. It was a thing for centuries, and somehow, it ended up being used for both birth control and free beer. (1/7)
February 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
February 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Ely Cathedral (Payne Jennings, 1900)
February 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
PSA: Fen folk isn’t about borders or bloodlines, it’s about the land and the stories it holds.
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Fen Skating in Peterborough (?)
February 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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One of the great tragedies of history is that Maarten van Nieuwenhove had a face born to wear an oversized Metallica tshirt that smelled of weed but was forced to live in the 15th century
January 29, 2024 at 8:59 PM
I heard that eating 12 mince pies before Christmas means you’ll have 12 months of good luck next year, take this as a sign
December 17, 2024 at 10:17 AM
I fucking love Chris Packham
December 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM
November 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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Incredible
November 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Fun fact: It was a widely-held belief in the Eastern counties that parsley, a notoriously slow-germinating plant, grows best where the wife 'wears the trousers' 🤔🌿
November 17, 2024 at 11:19 AM