Lyminge: Vikings Were Brutal But Anglo-Saxon Monks Carried On
Until Alfred the Great managed to isolate and contain invaders from Scandinavia, Lyminge, a monastery in Kent, was on the front line of long-running Viking hostility.
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WHO COVID19 Mar 20 - Message Of Courage And Hope In Difficult Times - First Pandemic In History With Power To Change Way It Goes
The director general gave a really good speech on Friday, and I am sharing it here, to help people have more courage in what are going to be difficult times.
Up until March 20th, the WHO said this is…
The STENDEC Puzzle
The STENDEC Puzzle
Ever since BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust vanished on a flight from Buenos Aires to Santiago, the ending of its final transmission - STENDEC - has continued to puzzle experts and…
42 Million Years: Central Asia Is Used To Westerly Winds By Now
The gusting westerly winds that dominate the climate in central Asia, setting the pattern of dryness and location of central Asian deserts, have blown mostly unchanged for 42 million years.