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Last Lessons of July
Monday there is a debate about the number of species of albatross. Anything from 13 to 24. If the 21 figure (the most common) is accepted then 19 of these are threatened with extinction. Tuesday I learnt a card trick … Continue reading
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Tagged bank notes, coffee, GIMP, House, IT, literature, money, scotland, Sherlock Holmes, TV
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More lessons to learn around the Maypole (10/5 – 16/5)
Monday The axolotl never grows up and will not undergo metamosphosis in its natural state. However a cheeky iodine injection can make its balls drop and bring it into an adult form. Tuesday The Oxford English Dictionary since 1911 has … Continue reading
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More April Lessons 19th – 25th
Monday – I learnt that there is a new organisation the YPLA (lets hear it for the YPLA! Young Persons Learning Agency) that replaces the LSC. Possibly the dullest lesson of the year so far, A toxophilite being an archery … Continue reading
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The first lessons of March
Monday – Cheating husbands are less intelligent than those that do not cheat. Ashley Cole, John Terry should take note you dirty dogs Tuesday – Bambi was Austrian Wednesday – Invertase is the enzyme used to make soft centres in … Continue reading
Tagged art, biology, craft, home, language, literature, mathematics, relationships, science, technology
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