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Today in 1916, 107 years ago: during the Battle of Verdun (in World War I), German troops take the heights of Mort-Homme.

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@mattb They'd have to chisel you off the trainer!

@mattb is that 91 hours of Zone 1? Get pedalling!

lmao at people having to explain who Jean Todt is because of MIchelle Yeoh's win.

@lain @ademan "They invested all the bailout money into bongo.biz crypto, how did this happen? We were assured by the president they had the best men on it"

@Mundon My dad (journalist) got severe RSI and got it treated successfully. I used to work an office job and learnt a lot about mitigation. So far I've been lucky.

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Today in 1884, 139 years ago: The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.

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Another morning with a strong Wintery feel; damp, grey, with flurries of chunky, wet snow. The dog doesn't want to go out, and neither do I.

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34 years ago our Director Tim Berners-Lee submitted "Information Managment: A Proposal" for a global informaton sharing platform he called the World Wide Web.
w3.org/History/1989/proposal.h
See more about the history of the Web and the role of the Consortium at:
beta.w3.org/about/history/

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