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2020 is Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary, but like all Museums the Florence Nightingale Museum in London s closed, however, there are a number of online resources to find out more about here. …
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2020 is Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary, but like all Museums the Florence Nightingale Museum in London s closed, however, there are a number of online resources to find out more about here. …
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On 29 April the British Museum Twitter account announced Today we’re excited to launch a major revamp of our Collection online! 🏛📲 We’ve been working extra hard to bring you this …
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DigVentures in the UK runs lots of archeological events around the country. However, with lockdown it is now offering virtual tours of dig sites as well as other events. You’ll find …
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Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in …
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Experience our Picasso and Paper exhibition from your own home in this video tour of the galleries, created before the Royal Academy had to close its doors due to coronavirus.
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What is the longest English word? Lexico (Oxford Dictionary) tells us that the answer to the question, You’re unlikely to come across these words in genuine use: they’re generally just provided …
Couch to 5K is a running plan for absolute beginners. It was developed by a new runner, Josh Clark, who wanted to help his 50-something mum get off the couch and start …
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to change the ways in which we live and work, it’s vital to remember this is a temporary situation. This mindset affirms one thing: that we …
During this extraordinary and difficult time, the Met hopes to brighten the lives of our audience members even while our stage is dark. Each day, a different encore presentation from the …
Can a neural network learn to recognize doodling?Help teach it by adding your drawings to the world’s largest doodling data set, shared publicly to help with machine learning research. Over 15 …
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The first British Toy and Hobby Fair was organised by Jack Watkins MBE for the British Toy Manufacturers Association and took place in Brighton from 22nd-26th February 1954. In 1954, Sooty …
The free movies which you can watch at BnWMovies.com (Black ‘n’ White Movies.com) are mostly public domain films with expired copyright. Other black and white movies may be outside the public …
With golf clubs shut, golf can still be part of your life in lockdown. The Golfshake Self-Isolation Guide for Golfers provides some ideas to keep you engaged, starting with Get Golf …
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Freakonomics was originally a book which sold over 1.5 million copies. It has now turned into the number 1 ranked podcast for adults. In this podcast, host Steven Dubner tackles topics like …
Nik, a writer from Germany, wrote over 365 book summaries in 2016. That’s more than one per day! Nowadays, he and his little team are adding one new book summary every …