Saturday, 31 May 2008 7 unusual signs
Friday, 30 May 2008 7 facts about Joan of Arc
- She was born in 1412
- She claimed to have visions from St Michael, St Catherine and St Margaret
- One explanation for her visions was that she was suffering from bovine tuberculosis from drinking unpasteurized milk
- Joan was just 17 years old when she led French troops to battle in Orléans.
- She was burnt at the stake for Heresy on May 30th 1431
- A retrial in 1456 declared her innocent and implicated Pierre Cachon with heresy
- It was not until 1920 that the Roman Catholic church canonised her
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 7 of the most dangerous mountains to climb
- Annapurna (8,091m)
- Nanga Parbat (8,125m)
- K2 (8,611m)
- Kangchenjunga (8,163m)
- Manaslu (8,163m)
- Dhaulagiri (8,167m)
- Makalu (8,485m)
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Tags: Nature
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 7 palindromes
A submission today from Hellbound. Cheers :D
- Lewd I did live & evil i did dwel (first recorded palindrome)
- Niaomi sex at noon taxes I moan
- Doc note I dissent a fast never prevents a fatness I diet on cod
- Step on no pets
- Never odd or even
- Sit on a potato pan Otis
- May a moody baby doom a yam?
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Tags: Language, Submission
Tuesday, 27 May 2008 7 Ian Flemming 'Bond' books
- Casino Royale - 1953
- Live and Let Die - 1954
- Moonraker - 1955
- Diamonds Are Forever - 1956
- From Russia, With Love - 1957
- Doctor No - 1958
- Goldfinger - 1959
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Tags: Literature
Monday, 26 May 2008 7 things I didn't expect to do this Bank Holiday weekend
- Visit a farm shop
- Visit Eco St. and buy a free loader
- Do a cache
- Watch some tennis
- Find the Speen 'Home of Rest for Horses'
- Get a chip in our 2 month old windscreen
- Go to 'Muddy Paws' pet shop
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Tags: Observations
Sunday, 25 May 2008 7 of my favourite doodle-a-day doodles (25th Apr - 24th May)
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