Patrick Owens
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Also today, it’s the 86th anniversary of the formation of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 9 (or MI9) so it’s time to celebrate (some of) their secret and frankly preposterous work. There really were, for example, gold teeth with compasses in, and maps hidden in Monopoly sets
Odd this day
23 December 1939
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December 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Also today, it’s the 86th anniversary of the formation of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 9 (or MI9) so it’s time to celebrate (some of) their secret and frankly preposterous work. There really were, for example, gold teeth with compasses in, and maps hidden in Monopoly sets
Reposted by Patrick Owens
Plus... ‘bonus’ content (for those who aren’t already aware/heartily sick of hearing about it): I’ve written a sort of review of the year, which, if you like absurd trivia like this, you may enjoy...
Christopher’s Christmas Cracker 2025
Christopher’s Christmas Cracker 2025 An explanation of what follows Every year, historian John Julius Norwich published a Christmas Cracker — a collection of anecdotes, trivia and witticisms …
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December 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Plus... ‘bonus’ content (for those who aren’t already aware/heartily sick of hearing about it): I’ve written a sort of review of the year, which, if you like absurd trivia like this, you may enjoy...