Things I learned today (Part 1)

Things
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the battle of Clontarf may not have taken place in Clontarf

They dont know where it took place and archaeologists have never found the battle site

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The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is played between two local teams in Derby on Shrove Tuesday since at least the 12th century. It is often credited with being the source of the term “local derby”.

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There is a sport native to Cornwall called hurling. It is played with with a small silver ball but unrelated to the Irish game of same name.

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Balls cost about ÂŁ1000. If you win you can keep the ball but you must buy a new one for the next game.

It’s not that popular a sport, not surprisingly.

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Like the Eurovision :slightly_smiling_face:

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By God that’s some longevity

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In The Netherlands, you won’t have an unattended funeral.

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Gordon Banks played one game for St Pats on loan from Fort Lauderdale in October 1977. He kept a clean sheet as the Saints beat Rovers 1-0.
Gordon Banks nephew, Nick Banks, is the drummer in Pulp.

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Col Jim Hickey, the American who masterminded the capture of Saddam Hussein through ‘Operation Dawn’, is the son of a Co Clare man. His father, James Hickey, emigrated from Cooraclare to Chicago in 1950. His mother is from Mayo.

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England failed to qualify for any major football tournament in the 70s. (They qualified automatically for 1970 World Cup as holders).

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I remember they got to the euros in 1980 and confidently expected to win it. The did not get out of the group.

The support rioted a few times including at one of the matches

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Against Belgium I think. (They got to the final).

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The Italian police were waiting for them and sent the hooligans home with their tea in a mug.

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1970s England was an odd place

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A failed state.

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In the fullnes of time we can see that Thatcher believed in the motto of “Fail once, fail again, fail better”, the ould bitch did for everyone.

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a Close Encounter of the First Kind defined as an observation at close range of a UFO that fails to interact with the observer and does not leave a physical trace.

Close Encounter of the Second Kind leaves a physical trace.

A Close Encounter of the Third Kind involves a UFO seen in association with an occupant, usually described as human or humanoid

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And the fourth?

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bummed

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Seems to be the logical end point.