The Queen has greeted 15 Prime Ministers during her reign, from Second World War statesman Sir Winston Churchill in 1952 to the current PM in 2022.

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They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shade

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In 1901, an eternal light bulb was connected in California. It still hasn't gone out today, 120 years later. It is cited as strong evidence of how products are purposely made not to last in modern technology.

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The largest hotel in the world, with a staggering 10,000 rooms is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia

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Sir David Attenborough is the only person to win a BAFTA for a programme in black and white, colour, HD, 3D, and 4K.

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This dress was wore by Queen Victoria. It took 50 hours to make the mannequin the exact size and shape of Queen Victoria, and conserve the gown for display.

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In 2017, a North Korea man decided he'd had enough & attempted to escape. After driving at speed into the border, he ran for his life. He was shot 5 times but reached South Korean soil & collapsed on the ground. Despite his injuries, he made a full recovery & lives happily in South Korea.

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Charles Barkley once had a cup of ice thrown over him in a nightclub by a clubber in the 90s. Barkley responded by picking the man up & throwing him out the window. When the judge asked Barkley if he had any regrets he replied: Yeah, I regret we were only on the first floor.

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In 1971, a high school student, Juliane Koepcke, was sucked out of an airplane after it was struck by lightning. She fell 3 kilometres from the sky still strapped to her chair and lived, to then endure a 10-day walk to the nearest civilization. She was the lone survivor of 92.

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In 2015, photographer Atif Saeed captured this intense photograph of a male lion moments before it launched an attack on him. He narrowly escaped with this incredible shot of a face-to-face with a lion about to kill.

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In 1978, an Indian man travelled from India to Sweden on a bicycle to reunite with a woman he met while she was on vacation in India. Travelling through 8 different countries, the journey took him a total of 4 months. 43 years on the couple are still happily married in Sweden.

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These Public Swings Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station

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On Twitter last week, a paralyzed man in Australia became the first person to send a tweet using his thoughts. Philip O-Keefe posted this tweet via a microchip implanted in his brain.

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Queen Elizabeth II owns the largest clear cut diamond in the world. Known as 'The Great Star of Africa' the 530 carats gem was mined in South Africa back in 1905 and has an estimated worth of $400 million.

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Meet Chen Si. Since 2003, he spends every weekend on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, a notorious spot from which to commit suicide. Chen patrols the bridge, looking for people who might be contemplating suicide. He has stopped more than 400 people from committing suicide. Not all heroes wear capes

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An Artists Depiction Of The Future, Painted In 1930

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In awe at the size of this Tuna, caught off the coast of New Zealand

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At Kochi Airport in India, a man attempted to smuggle 1kg of gold through customs by hiding it under his wig. It didn't work.

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Jackie Chan plans to leave his estimated $370 million to charity and not for his son, Jaycee. Chan explained If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting mine.

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James Harrison has donated blood nearly every week for 60 years. His blood has unique, disease-fighting antibodies that have been used to develop an injection called Anti-D, which helps fight against rhesus disease. He alone has helped saved the lives of more than 2.4 million Australian babies.

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'The Invisibility Of Poverty' is street art by Kevin Lee. The child is depicted sitting on steps, being stepped on & stepped over to illustrate how invisible the poor living among us can be.

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Causes of death in London (1632)

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Bob Marley's wife, Rita, once took a bullet to the head that was aimed at Marley in an attempted assassination in Kingston. Despite being shot in the head, she survived, due to her thick dreadlocks minimizing the impact of the bullet.

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While filming Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone asked Dolph Lundgren to hit him for real. Lundgren agreed & then hit him so hard Stallone had to spend 9 days recovering in intensive care. In a later interview, Lundgren showed no sympathy stating All I did was obey orders.

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Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road

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Policeman In San Francisco Scolds A Man For Not Wearing A Mask During The 1918 Influenza Pandemic

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In 1980, a 62-year-old blind & partially deaf man, Edwin Robinson, was struck by a lightning bolt. He suffered no injuries, but the impact of the lightning bolt cured his vision and hearing.

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Bald Eagle’s nest with a ranger for scale

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John Cena, WWE superstar, has granted more than 650 Make-a-Wish requests: more than anyone in the charity's history.

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Thomas Jefferson believed that a nation's constitution should be updated every 19 years to better reflect the modern generations' wishes.

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If you earned a salary of $1 million a week from the day Christ was born until now you still wouldn't be as rich as Elon Musk.

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This Bin That Lets You Vote For Things With Cigarette Butts In Edinburgh

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Robert Samuel is a 'Professional Stander' living in New York. In 2012, he began making up to $1,000 a week just by standing in line for people who couldn't be bothered to queue. He now runs his own successful business 'Same Ole Line Dudes' employing up to 15 others.

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Due to decades of human poaching, African Elephants have begun evolving without tusks. 'Tuskless' elephants have a much better chance of survival.

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The oldest person ever to have lived is Jeanne Calment (21 Feb 1875 – 4 Aug 1997), from France, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days. Calment smoked regularly, until she was 117 and when she was 14 years old she met Vincent van Gogh in her uncle's shop.

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In 1915, a woman arrived late at her sister's funeral. When she arrived, she demanded that her sister's coffin be raised so that she could see her one last time. Upon opening the coffin, her sister, Essie Dunbar, sat up and smiled. She went on to live another 47 years.

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Queen Elizabeth trained and worked as a mechanic during WWII. She remains the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and is the only living head of state who served in WWII.

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In Luxembourg, public transport is free & minimum wage is $13.78 an hour.

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Smoking dead scorpions to get high is a practice in Pakistan. Users crush the scorpions into powder and mix with tobacco or hash. The high lasts for around 10 hours.

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The first self-portrait in space, taken by Buzz Aldrin in 1966.

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MO REACTS TOO A MO MEME!!

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Easter bunny bringing joy to children, 1955

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Released in 1980, the controversial horror movie “Cannibal Holocaust” was so realistic that the director was arrested on suspicion of murder. He had to stand up in court & prove he didn’t actually kill the actors.

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Elephant Embryo

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This is American virologist Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995). In the 1950s, he decided not to patent his polio vaccine so that it would be affordable for millions of people. He lost out on roughly $7 billion but saved millions of lives.

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In 1954, Betty White was criticized after having Arthur Duncan, a Black tap dancer, on her show. Her response: I'm sorry. Live with it. She then gave Duncan even more airtime. The show was canceled soon after. Rest In Peace Betty.

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Bashkir horse - The Only Type of Curly-Haired Horse

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This is a white yak, native to Tibet.

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Kay Flock and Setdatrend at Nazzy🕊️ open casket memorial - This is the reality of the streets people don't be talking about.

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In 1976, Bob Marley was shot by an unknown gunman 2 days before a concert arranged to ease tensions between the people at war in Jamaica. Despite his injuries,he still went on to play stating The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off. How can I?

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4-Year-Old Stephen King

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Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame. The 6ft 4 president earned a reputation as an elite fighter and was only defeated once in his 300 contests.

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This Park Has A Swing For Wheelchair Users

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What's your version of I did not care for the Godfather for Stephen King?

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Teenage Stephen King with his dog

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JJ and Deji are back!

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“Do not let your depression make you. Do not let your body define your soul; let your soul define your body. Your mind is limitless. You are worth more than you can believe. All you have to do is dream and all you have to do is want to fulfill that dream and have the strength.” XXXTentacion

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Meet Chuck Feeney. He made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group. Over the last four decades, Feeney has donated more than $8 BILLION DOLLARS to charities, universities and foundations worldwide. And he gave it away anonymously. He is now worth $2 million. This man is a legend!

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Ph.D. student, Heather Dewey Hagborg, has created 3D printed portraits from DNA found on cigarette butts and chewing gum on the streets of New York City. Imagine dropping a cigarette butt, then a couple days later walking into some random Art Gallery and seeing a printing your face on the wall.

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The Easter Island statues have bodies.

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Giant mosquito flew into a mans house in Argentina. Photo of it compared to normal mosquito.

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Book Harry's Eyes VS Movie Harry's Eyes

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In 2006, a 56-year-old Bill Murray accepted an invitation to a college party in the Scottish Town of St. Andrews after a round of golf. He went to the students’ house, drank all their vodka, then washed their dishes and left.

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Old School Stephen King Signing

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Gigantopithecus (the largest ape to have ever lived) stood 10 feet tall and weighed up to 600 pounds.

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The German parliament has a glass dome above it that people can walk over. This is to remind the politicians that the government must always be transparent, and that the people are always above them.

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Rare Old picture of ski and x . . .

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A 7-year-old Vin Diesel once broke into a New York theatre intent on vandalizing it but was caught by a director. However, instead of calling the police, the director handed Vin Diesel a script & offered him a part in an upcoming show. This became Vin Diesel's first acting role.

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• Knowledge • Strength • Integrity •

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Young lady trying to get a reaction from a Royal Guard in Sweden (1970)

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Leaving this here..

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Once a male Antechinus is ready to mate, he'll seek out a group of females and have sex with every one of them, going at it for over 10 hours at a time with each one. In fact, he doesn't stop mating until his fur starts to fall off, his body starts to fall apart and he dies.

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Pulled The Door Handle Off And He Was As Shocked As I Was

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In 2006, developers in Seattle offered an 84-year-old woman $1 million for her house so they could build a mall. She declined and refused to move, so they built the mall around it.

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So you're just gonna scroll past without saying hi vro?

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Olabeetle William Olatunjuice

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Reasons for admission to a lunatic asylum between 1864-1889 (West Virginia Hospital)

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Dumbledore Gave Away Points To Gryffindor Too Easily

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If you think you're having a bad day, just remember that this snake has mistaken itself for food and is currently stuck in a situation like this.

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The Kakapo doesn't have much going for it. The bird can't fly and can barely walk. To attract females, the male will dig a hole and sit in it, shouting loudly at any female passing by. Rarely does this work, so it waddles off to find a rock and has sex with that instead.

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Vrothers ❤️

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Portrait from the first edition of Misery (1987)

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JJ As Super Saiyan Blue

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Found on r/wholesomememes. Same shit applys to women, too :)

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This is a reconstruction of what the world's first modern human looked like from around 160,000 years ago. (Moesgaard Museum, Denmark)

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SJ (OFB) and Boogie B (OFB) with T1 (OFB) in the back

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18-Year-Old Peter Dinklage In His Graduation Photo From Delbarton School In Morristown, 1987

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Nesty Floxks and others at Rah Gz🕊️ burial - This is the reality people don't be talking about.

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Melted wax figures rescued from the 1925 fire at Madam Tussaud's London museum

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A British man, named Walter Summerford, was struck by lightning 3 times in his life. Then, after his death, his gravestone was struck by lightning too.

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A 5mb IBM hard drive from 1956

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Marie's Family Abandoned Her After She Married Jake, Her True Love In 1948. They're Still Happily Married For Over 70 Years Through The Power Of Love

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RARE: Picture of KSI without his bandana!

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Morgan Freeman is a casual marijuana smoker and has been quoted saying Never give up the ganja.

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When an unknown Ed Sheeran arrived in LA he had no place to stay. In stepped Jamie Foxx, who let Ed sleep on his couch for 6 weeks. During, Foxx invited Ed to perform to a majority-black crowd of 800. Ed got some initial flack but left the crowd singing along & a standing ovation.

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A volcanic eruption mixing with a bunch of thunder in a phenomenon called “Dirty Thunderstorms”

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In March this year, a British woman caught her boyfriend cheating when her Fitbit smart watch showed a spike in the middle of the night. The couple had synced their watches together and she got a notification saying he'd just burned 500 calories at 2am.

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Dumbledore Did Nothing About Snape Bullying Students

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In 1990, a panel of the windscreen on British Airways Flight 5390 fell out at 17k feet, causing the cockpit to decompress & its captain to be sucked halfway out of the aircraft. The crew held onto him for more than 20 minutes as the copilot made an emergency landing. The pilot made a full recovery.

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A reindeer shedding its antler velvet

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A 10MB hard drive from the 1960s

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The Inside Of An 1930s Airplane

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When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies. Strange as it is, this actually makes evolutionary sense: the snapped-off penis acts as a genital plug to prevent other drones from fertilizing the queen.

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91 Year Old Vivian Boyack Marrying Her Girlfriend Alice Dubes After 72 Years Of Relationship

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Good ol' Steve King

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Singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his own father the day before his birthday. His father used a gun that Marvin had gifted him.

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In 1941, the photo on the left was taken of Soviet soldier Eugen Stepanovich Kobytev on the day he left to go to war. The photo on the right was taken in 1945 after the end of the war, just 4 years apart.

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According to an ex-Castro official, Fidel Castro slept with over 35,000 women. He slept with at least two women a day for more than four decades. One for lunch & one for supper, sometimes he even ordered one for breakfast.

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Hitler's plan for Moscow was to wipe out the entire human population of 4 million, destroy the city and then replace it with a lake.

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Barack Obama's nickname at college was Barack Oganja due to his heavy marijuana use.

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A father designed a headstone for his wheelchair-bound son depicting him free of his earthly burdens.

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Meet the Nagasaki Brothers. Shortly after the bombing of the city, this photo was taken. The younger child in the picture is dead and the older boy is his brother. He carried his brother to a crematorium, watching him burn but refusing to cry honoring his fallen younger brother (1945)

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In The 60s, Bars In Istanbul Would Hire Someone To Carry Drunk People Back To Their Homes In A Basket Strapped To Their Back. It Was Known As “The Drunk Basket.”

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JJ Reacts...

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Vladimir Putin is a black belt in Judo & a holder of the 9th-degree taekwondo black belt, one level above Chuck Norris.

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The Original Ronald McDonald (1963)

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Queen Victoria gives a rare smile, whilst travelling in an open coach (1892)

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Daily Mail made this Drill Musics Chart of Shame

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