#birthanniversay — Public Fediverse posts
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"When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." 10 Neal Stephenson Quotes:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/10/31-october-neal-stephenson-quotes.html
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Marlene Dietrich's first job was as a Violin player in a cinema, with an orchestra accompanying silent films. She was fired after four weeks. It wasn't clear why, with just one source alleging it was because she was too pretty and her legs were too distracting for cinema-goers.
10 things you might not know about Marlene Dietrich:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2017/12/27-december-marlene-deitrich.html
#BirthAnniversay #MarleneDietrich #Facts #FilmStars #MovieStars #Actors
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Grace Kelly came from a well-off and sporting family. Her father, Irish-American John B. Kelly Sr. had won Olympic gold medals for sculling and her mother, Margaret, was the first female to coach women's athletics at the University of Pennsylvania. Her father owned a successful brickwork contracting company.
10 things you might not know about Grace Kelly:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2016/11/12-november-grace-kelly.html
#GraceKelly #BirthAnniversay #MovieStars #FilmStars #Actors #Facts
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Most people know that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite - but he also invented gelignite (which was what made him very rich) and ballistite, a predecessor of cordite.
10 things you might not know about Alfred Nobel:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2015/10/21st-october-alfred-nobel.html
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Tesla became a vegetarian and only ate Milk, Bread, Honey, and vegetable juices. At this time, too, he would collect injured Pigeons during his walks in the park and nurse them back to health. He spent over $2,000 on one bird, building her a device to support her while her broken bones healed.
10 things you might not know about Nicola Tesla:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2016/07/10th-july-nikola-tesla.html
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One of Edward Heath's major interests outside politics was playing and conducting Music. He won an organ scholarship during his first term at university and famously brought his Steinway grand Piano to Ten Downing Street.
On his birthday, 10 things you might not know about Ted Heath:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2023/07/9-july-edward-heath.html
#BirthAnniversay #EdwardHeath #PrimeMinisters #Facts #Politics
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"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
On his birthday, 10 #Quotes from Robert A Heinlein:https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2014/06/7th-july-robert-heinleins-birthday.html