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The post lacks depth and context about the Krays, making it somewhat vague. While it invites discussion, it could be improved with more detail to provide value.
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"I love that. Going to use it at every opportunity"
"...the chopsticks slow eating down..."
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Frank Spencer only ever said "ooh Betty" in one episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em
The police use a computer system called HOLMES. (Home Office large major enquiry system).
A computer system used to manage serious and complex crime investigations. It gives senior officers a real-time view of live operations to help them decide how to best use police resources.
I watch so many crime documentaries and I've never heard it mentioned until today
A computer system used to manage serious and complex crime investigations. It gives senior officers a real-time view of live operations to help them decide how to best use police resources.
I watch so many crime documentaries and I've never heard it mentioned until today
The following disasters all took place between 1987 and 1989:
Herald of Free Enterprise
Hungerford
King's Cross fire
Piper Alpha
Clapham train crash
Lockerbie
Boeing plane crash on M1
Hillsborough
Marchioness sinking
Herald of Free Enterprise
Hungerford
King's Cross fire
Piper Alpha
Clapham train crash
Lockerbie
Boeing plane crash on M1
Hillsborough
Marchioness sinking
Eating polar bear liver can kill a human being.
If eaten in one meal, 30-90g of its liver can be fatal. Its high concentration of Vitamin A is toxic to humans.
If eaten in one meal, 30-90g of its liver can be fatal. Its high concentration of Vitamin A is toxic to humans.
TIL that a chipotle pepper is a jalapeño that has been dried and smoked.
Norway sends The UK a christmas tree every year to thank UK for saving Norway in WW2
Lip Balm stops paper cuts stinging
You can change the motion field on Ring doorbells. Mine's been going off constantly due to my Christmas wreath lifting in the wind. Serious first-world problem, I know.
In The Empire Strikes Back, the Emperor is actually played by a woman (but voiced by a man). She's the wife of a member of the crew.
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