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When the US military tried segregating the pubs in Bamber Bridge in 1943, the local Englishmen instead decided to hang up “Black soldiers only” signs on all pubs as protest

Military / May 6, 2019

Battle of Bamber Bridge During the Second World War, Bamber Bridge hosted American servicemen from the 1511th Quartermaster Truck regiment, part of the Eighth Air Force. Their base, Air Force Station 569 (nicknamed “Adam Hall”), was situated on Mounsey Road, part of which still exists now as home to 2376 (Bamber Bridge) Squadron of the […]

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7 Up was laced with Lithium -a mood stabilizer, until 1948.

Soft Drinks / April 25, 2019

7 Up This article is about the beverage. For other uses, see 7 Up (disambiguation). 7 Up (stylized as 7up outside the U.S.) is a brand of lemon-lime-flavored non-caffeinated soft drink. The rights to the brand are held by Keurig Dr Pepper in the United States and by PepsiCo (or its licensees) in the rest

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How Did a Sewer Worker Get Inside the Gold Vault of the Bank of England?

Uncategorized / March 11, 2019

With all the complex underground systems in England it isn’t a surprise to find secret passages that would lead to various places around the city. In 1836 a sewer worker accidentally discovered an old drain that ran under the Bank of England’s gold vault. He requested a meeting with the upper management of the bank,

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