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  1. @mythologyandhistory The start of Perth sea breezes. #windsurfing season. No more thick wet suits and regular daily 20knot winds. Sitting around at the beach with friends saying a touch less wind or a smaller sail or foil would be good. I'm starting to get excited just thinking about it. Oh and the #afl grand final of course.

  2. @mythologyandhistory
    Wondering if there are means to make magnifying lenses accurately other than by trial and error or with maths?
    Any #LensMakers #TelescopeMaking #Opticians around here?

  3. Nice! I liked #BULGARIA (& the whole world celebrated that they got more points than *them*)

    #eurovision

  4. Nice! I liked (& the whole world celebrated that they got more points than *them*)

  5. I liked when Delta Goodrem's piano transformed into an unplayable platform.

    Or when Finland's fairy's bowstrings broke.

  6. #eurovision

    I liked when Delta Goodrem's piano transformed into an unplayable platform.

    Or when Finland's fairy's bowstrings broke.

  7. Lordi singing "Kisses for Me" is the best #eurovision moment yet.

  8. Lordi singing "Kisses for Me" is the best moment yet.

  9. Sometimes I go into YouTube & search for videos of "The Black Bottom" or the Charleston & imagine the 20 something year olds horrified #Victorian parents.

    The contrast between these generations was just so much more extreme than anything us living generations can imagine!

    (Video of the Black Bottom for your scandalous amusement:)

    youtu.be/agLDzZbf3T4?si=j_ZyPj

    #dance #history

  10. Did you know that #Korea has a #magical #dog breed?

    The Sapsalgae are a fluffy, good-natured breed that is said to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. They are also majestically thick-coated, which almost led to their extinction during the #Japanese occupation of Korea.

    The Japanese colonists used the dog's pelts as winter coats. By the 1980s they were down to 8 animals.

    A geneticist saved their DNA & the numbers now are up to a few thousand.

    #history #mythology

  11. Did you know that #Korea has a #magical #dog breed?

    The Sapsalgae are a fluffy, good-natured breed that is said to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. They are also majestically thick-coated, which almost led to their extinction during the #Japanese occupation of Korea.

    The Japanese colonists used the dog's pelts as winter coats. By the 1980s they were down to 8 animals.

    A geneticist saved their DNA & the numbers now are up to a few thousand.

    #history #mythology

  12. Did you know that #Korea has a #magical #dog breed?

    The Sapsalgae are a fluffy, good-natured breed that is said to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. They are also majestically thick-coated, which almost led to their extinction during the #Japanese occupation of Korea.

    The Japanese colonists used the dog's pelts as winter coats. By the 1980s they were down to 8 animals.

    A geneticist saved their DNA & the numbers now are up to a few thousand.

    #history #mythology

  13. Did you know that has a breed?

    The Sapsalgae are a fluffy, good-natured breed that is said to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. They are also majestically thick-coated, which almost led to their extinction during the occupation of Korea.

    The Japanese colonists used the dog's pelts as winter coats. By the 1980s they were down to 8 animals.

    A geneticist saved their DNA & the numbers now are up to a few thousand.

  14. Did you know that #Korea has a #magical #dog breed?

    The Sapsalgae are a fluffy, good-natured breed that is said to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. They are also majestically thick-coated, which almost led to their extinction during the #Japanese occupation of Korea.

    The Japanese colonists used the dog's pelts as winter coats. By the 1980s they were down to 8 animals.

    A geneticist saved their DNA & the numbers now are up to a few thousand.

    #history #mythology

  15. CW: NBA so hopefully still historical 😌

    #Spurs playing right now. The plays so far have been a bit mid, but I believe!

    (Mildly confused why the blue of the fan shorts doesn't match the turquoise of the fiesta colours...)

    #nba #playoffs #SanAntonioSpurs

  16. Did you know that #Mao #Zedong didn't speak Mandarin?

    He was a native of Shaoshan, Hunan province, which spoke Old Xiang. It made it hard for some people to understand him, while others saw him as unsophisticated.

    Interestingly, Mao also decided to learn English instead of the (in 1950) more common Russian.

  17. @DarkMatterZine

    Hehe nice! My dentist told me I have a "great spacious jaw" because I didn't need my wisdom teeth removed, they just grew perfectly fitted & straight... I conclude I'm very #neanderthal 🦷

  18. Did you know that "do you plead guilty to the charges?" was once an unlikely question to be answered?

    Until the 18th century, common #law had a clause in which a person charged with a capital #offence would be subjected to torture if they did not plead either #guilty or not.

    Many defendants refused to plead despite this prospect, because if they did, their heirs would not inherit their property!

    #Torture by crushing was used to either elicit a plead or #death.

    #history

  19. Did you know that "do you plead guilty to the charges?" was once an unlikely question to be answered?

    Until the 18th century, common #law had a clause in which a person charged with a capital #offence would be subjected to torture if they did not plead either #guilty or not.

    Many defendants refused to plead despite this prospect, because if they did, their heirs would not inherit their property!

    #Torture by crushing was used to either elicit a plead or #death.

    #history