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Oh... How do you choose? 
I'll say... Stadler.
Dracula or Duckula?
I'll say... Stadler.Dracula or Duckula?
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1502 – Isabella I issues an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity.
1817 – An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
1909 – New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
1946 – World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
1988 – Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
1994 – Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream.
2016 – Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054.
1817 – An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
1909 – New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
1946 – World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
1988 – Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
1994 – Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream.
2016 – Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054.
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Quote by MendallaQuote by AnnaMayZing
1952 – Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
Had she the gift of foretelling the future, she might well have abdicated on the spot and stayed in Kenya.68mmLeCXYxOvo0f4 She's been a great Queen but what a ride she's had, especially the last half of her reign.
And the realm would have been all the worse for it. That would have put Princess Margaret on the throne...
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Quote by Dreamcatcher
On February 6th, I will be celebrating 48 years of marriage with the same woman. My wife will be going through her annual WTF was I thinking mode and calling old boyfriends to see if there's still a chance.
So this was the day you became known as Dreamcatcher? Congratulations to you both.
1840 – Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
1862 – American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
1918 – British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
1952 – Elizabeth II becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a tree house at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1958 – Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.
1989 – The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
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You know, it really isn't good form,
To discuss your food in this way.
But since it's been so long, Norm,
Maybe I'll allow you to stay.
Just for a while, at least,
At the end of this wonderful line.
But when you have finished your healthy feast,
This place will then become mine!
Good to see you, Norm.
To discuss your food in this way.
But since it's been so long, Norm,
Maybe I'll allow you to stay.
Just for a while, at least,
At the end of this wonderful line.
But when you have finished your healthy feast,
This place will then become mine!
Good to see you, Norm.
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"In the heart of the city, Katarina Langsdorf was waking to the start of a new day, a special day, for today was her fifteenth birthday."
Well, I liked it. 
Well, I liked it.
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My son, the family coffee gourmet, prefers pour-over or French press but I imagine he'll get an espresso machine when he's working and has money. Right now, he's in university and living in an upper year residence.
I prefer the pressure machines, Esspresso, Nesspresso. The pressurised water brings out more flavour and provides a thicker, creamier, more intense flavour. The cafetiere(French press?) and pour overs require far too much coffee for my level of taste.
I only drink very strong, black. A Starbucks fillter with two additional espresso shots is my usual.
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1555 – John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1861 – American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
1938 – Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
1974 – M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1861 – American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
1938 – Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
1974 – M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
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Death.
I can be short, I can be long.
But on paper I am five.
Take away four, though and I remain the same.
What am I?
I can be short, I can be long.
But on paper I am five.
Take away four, though and I remain the same.
What am I?
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1690 – The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
1809 – The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
1959 – American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their plane crashed shortly after taking off from Mason City Municipal Airport in Iowa.
1998 – Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.
1809 – The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
1959 – American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed when their plane crashed shortly after taking off from Mason City Municipal Airport in Iowa.
1998 – Cavalese cable car disaster: a United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.
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Today I pulled out a very old percolator coffee pot, just for the hell of it and to see how it tasted.
Yuk!! The coffee tasted weak and scalded. I'm going back to the old espresso machine.
And on that note, I'll have a double Ristretto, please.
Yuk!! The coffee tasted weak and scalded. I'm going back to the old espresso machine.
And on that note, I'll have a double Ristretto, please.
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1665: British forces captured New Amsterdam, the centre of the Dutch colony in North America. The trading settlement on the island of Manhattan was renamed New York in honour of the Duke of York, its new governor.
1901: The state funeral of Queen Victoria. At the time of her death, her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. (On 9th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II overtook Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.)
1940: The birth of Sir David John White OBE, better known by his stage name David Jason. He is best remembered as the main character Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He also played detective Jack Frost on the ITV crime drama A Touch of Frost, Granville in the sitcom Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama The Darling Buds of May.
1943: The half-starved remnants of the German 6th Army gave themselves up after their five months of bloody fighting for Stalingrad ended in defeat.
1901: The state funeral of Queen Victoria. At the time of her death, her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. (On 9th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II overtook Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.)
1940: The birth of Sir David John White OBE, better known by his stage name David Jason. He is best remembered as the main character Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He also played detective Jack Frost on the ITV crime drama A Touch of Frost, Granville in the sitcom Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama The Darling Buds of May.
1943: The half-starved remnants of the German 6th Army gave themselves up after their five months of bloody fighting for Stalingrad ended in defeat.
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I had to look up Efteling. I think I would choose it.
Me too. Smaller but much less corporate than Disney.
Westworld
Hill Street Blues or NCIS?
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Do I look surprised, Helen? You are a superb author. One day your name will appear on something more that just 250 words. Mark my words! 