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New in the Edited Guide: Leasowe Lighthouse, Wirral, UK
Leasowe Lighthouse was built in 1763 and was in use until 1908 as a 'leading light' enabling ships to navigate the entrance to the River Mersey.
Author: SashaQ
New in the Edited Guide: The Grackle: Gregarious Neighbour
It's a biggish bird. It struts around your yard, bullying the smaller birds. It knows it's descended from dinosaurs. It's noisy. The bird in the photo is a Common Grackle.
Author: Dmitri Gheorgheni
Topical: World Tourism Day
27 September is World Tourism Day
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For some of us, September is the start of the new school year. Seeing the school children making their way to school brings back memories, and it is easy to grumble: 'School was harder in my day.' Do you remember school uniforms, leather satchels and desks arranged in straight lines? Were there chalkboards and ink in wells, or computers with sophisticated graphics? Was your school in a log cabin/tent/yurt/Quonset hut, or was it a deluxe layout with a natatorium? Were there metal detectors or just disapproving hall monitors?
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Newest Edited Entries
- The Fugitive: How a Fictional Character on the Run Taught Us Empathy and Civil Courage20th September 2021
- The Ultimate Laika Animated Film Guide: 2009-201920th September 2021
- Roald Dahl Films: 1960-197913th September 2021
- Quantum Entanglement for Bird-Brains: Insights into Avian Migration13th September 2021
- How To Make Another Cat Toy6th September 2021
- Mary East aka James How - a Female Husband6th September 2021
- Posthumous Fame: The Story of Hope the Blue Whale11th September 2021
- Little Egrets - Elegant Members of the Heron Family11th September 2021
- Ben Franklin v Counterfeiters: A Tale of Money and Science30th August 2021
- Hilbre Islands, Wirral, UK30th August 2021
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- A88016899 - 'Ripping Yarns' - the Television Series 18 Hours Ago
- A653005 - Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 3 Days Ago
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The world around us is full of light and dark: joy and sorrow, mishaps and miracles. It can get you down sometimes. Still, Researchers make the best of it, knowing that neither the Vogon Fleet nor the Great White Handkerchief have yet made an appearance. In the meantime, we've got a job: to record what we can find. To add to our store of knowledge about Life, the Universe, and Everything. The mice expect no less.
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