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The boat-billed heron from Mexico. (Photo Alejandro Gonzalez)
I find Sir Keir Starmer’s voice so extraordinary. It belongs to Zippy’s nerdy cousin (the same puppet but wearing a pair of NHS glasses)
There was a glorious week in 1969 where he was in Dr Who, The Champions and The Avengers & got killed off in all three.
Remembering Harry Towb, born this day in 1925.
I think she’s my favourite pop star of all time. I completely adore her.
Singer Bobbie Gentry was #BornOnThisDay, July 27, 1942. Known for her #Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967), 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot 100 chart. In all -Gentry charted 11 singles on the #Billboard Hot 100. Wishing BEST #birthday 83 years YOUNG #BOTD
The hole’s round when it should be square, Cap’n!
Can't believe it's 20 years ago this week since we lost "Scotty"
Can't believe it's 20 years ago this week since we lost "Scotty"
Please welcome Pak Choi to the rescue ❤️❤️
Geraldine Chaplin’s amazing career in Spanish cinema is the single greatest argument in favour of nepotism
On this day, July 27th, 1978, CRÍA CUERVOS... starring Ana Torrent, opened in London..
Possibly my fave fact of all time: Brighton gay pub The Queen's Arms (where I have spent far too much time over the years) was the birthplace of Daisy & Violet Hilton, the conjoined twins who took America by storm & starred in Freaks (1932)
I’ll never forget that glorious few weeks where it seemed like a very real possibility that Denise Welch could become Taylor Swift’s mother in law
I love the Brotherhood of Man so much. They might as well have been called We’ve Got ABBA at Home

Hundreds of pots & pans dumped outside the office of Peter Kyle MP in Hove by Gaza protesters. An absolute boon for any local people in need of cookware (sadly no Le Creuset but it might have been taken before I got there)
Reggae Rodney sounds like something from an episode of Only Fools & Horses they no longer repeat
I don’t know why but I’m fascinated by siblings who both become famous but in completely differently spheres. There needs to be a film or play about Nick & Gabrielle Drake.
Another bizarre fact that brings me an insane amount of joy is that Annie Ross, of jazz singing & terrifying a generation of children in Superman III fame & Jimmy Logan from Carry On Abroad were siblings
so i found this image of a woman playing an extremely large recorder in a graveyard from 'recorder magazine' in 2001: