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Fact Bicentenary Battle Of Waterloo 2015

Frenchman Frank Samson who is taking part in an re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo poses in front of the Lion's Mound of Waterloo during the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Belgium June 17, 2015. The commemorations for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo will take place in Belgium on June 19 and 20. REUTERS/Yves Herman REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Touching People. Known and Unknown. Part IX

Three members of English pop group The Tremeloes; Chip Hawkes, Alan Blakley and Dave Munden, kissing their brides; Carol Dilworth, Lyn Stevens and Andree Wittenberg, in Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Wesley/Getty Images). 1967

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26 Mar 2012 10:36:00,post received 0 comments

Touching People. Known And Unknown. Part II

1932: 104-year-old John Faulkner of Appleford, Berkshire enjoys a pipe and a glass of beer as he remembers his considerable past. A former jockey, he has been married twice and fathered 32 children

104-year-old John Faulkner of Appleford, Berkshire enjoys a pipe and a glass of beer as he remembers his considerable past. A former jockey, he has been married twice and fathered 32 children. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 17th March 1932

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Touching People. Known And Unknown. Part III

Swedish-born actor Dolph Lundgren shows off his muscles by sweeping two women off their feet at the same time, 1986. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Touching People. Known And Unknown. Part IV

Glamour model and actress Sabrina seated on the knee of Arthur Askey, 1955

Glamour model and actress Sabrina seated on the knee of Arthur Askey. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1955

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Fact Charybdis Vortex Water Fountains

The sirens Charybdis and Scylla resided in the Sicilian Sea. Homer tells us that because Charybdis had stolen the oxen of Hercules, Zeus struck her with a thunderbolt and changed her into a whirlpool whose vortex swallowed up ships. In Charybdis the circular movement of water inside a transparent acrylic cylinder forms an air-core vortex in the centre. Steps wrap around the cylinder and allow spectators to view the vortex from above. The cylinder was manufactured in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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14 Aug 2012 09:26:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Some Photos: Bad Luck

The scene in Star Lane, Dunmow, Essex, after a steam traction engine from Sussex on its way to the Saffron Walden Crank Up weekend steam show, crashed into a private dwelling on Friday, April 21, 2023. (Photo by Nicholas.T.Ansell/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Fact Nikon Small World Competition 2017 Winners

Honorable Mention by Emre Can Alagöz, Istanbul, Turkey: The eyes of a jumping spider, magnified 6x. (Photo by Emre Can Alagöz/2017 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition)

A competition, now in its 43rd year, dedicated to showcasing the beautiful and bizarre as seen under a light microscope attracted over 2,000 entries from 88 countries. Here: Honorable Mention by Emre Can Alagöz, Istanbul, Turkey: The eyes of a jumping spider, magnified 6x. (Photo by Emre Can Alagöz/2017 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition)

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