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Surviving Antarctica: The Fascinating Reason Residents Of Villa Las Estrellas Remove Their Appendixes

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Medium and Substack – the Strange, Lonely Business of Finding Readers

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This Is Why Japan Is Now Infested with Raccoons

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Did a Pope’s Hatred Of Cats Lead To The Plague?

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The Man Who Accidentally Took Control of 7,000 Robot Vacuums

The Fascinating Story Of Africa’s Fake Mountains Of Kong

Sistine Chapel

The Real Reason Photos Are Banned in the Sistine Chapel

The Greatest Heist In Canada’s History Wasn’t What You’d Think

I was interviewed by an AI recruiter for the first time and it was weird

The Man Who Faked A Volcano Eruption – One Of The Greatest April Fools’ Hoaxes Ever

Amazon

The Forgotten Story of the King of the Amazon

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Why Modern Novels Are Getting Longer (And Why Readers Love It)

The Unbelievable True Story Of The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

The Dark History of Okunoshima, Japan’s Famous Rabbit Island

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The Strange History of Funny Surnames Around the World

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Birthdays around the world can weird, fun, and unexpected

New Year productivity and a shift in focus

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Blog Travel

Nice in France

ward 03/07/2014

Sorry I haven’t written in ages but I was moving house and then had a delightful couple of weeks in the south of France.

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Blog

RIP Rik Mayall

ward 11/06/2014

I just wanted to say a quick goodbye to Rik Mayall. I would find it hard to add the hours I have spent watching him on TV but it would … Read More

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Turns out I’m an apathetic non-voting scumbag

ward 24/05/2014

I want to vote, I really do. Unfortunately, like a lot of the apathetic bloody populace these days, I don’t.

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Blog

Deadly snakes that could kill babies at large in North London!

ward 11/05/2014

Little did I know that I, as a North Londoner, have been living with the threat of DEADLY KILLER probably EVIL, RABID snakes for years.

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TV

Gotham trailer

ward 06/05/2014

The much anticipated (by me anyway) Gotham TV show is on its way. Now there is a trailer.

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Blog London

Augmented reality bus stop

ward 24/04/2014

I think they could go a lot further and have zombies, Triffids, psychopathic clowns, Daleks, Stormtroopers, Cthulu, Godzilla, the Borg, giant mechanoids, the Blob… well, I could actually go on all day.

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Scifiward.com has shiny new look!

ward 14/04/2014

Scifiward.com has a shiny new look!

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Blog Travel

myhotel, Brighton

ward 05/04/2014

This isn’t really a hotel review as such – it’s more of an excuse as to why I have been a bit negligent toward the poor old www.thewordofward.co.uk website. The … Read More

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TV

Fargo Tv show

ward 23/03/2014

When I heard they were making a Tv show based on Fargo I was a bit baffled as to what that actually meant. I assumed it just meant the occasional murder in a very bleak landscape with lots of black humour.

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Games

Acapella versions of classic game themes

ward 13/03/2014

Everyone loves acapella and playing computer games from the 80s and 90s don’t they? I’m going to assume you answered yes there.

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Blog

Brilliant explanation of the Big Bang – space stuff on Youtube

ward 04/03/2014

There are also lots of youtube clips that teach you things. You can get totally educated and shit watching exciting animated clips and documentaries. I am currently watching a lot of astronomy related videos on youtube.

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Games TV

South Park: The Stick of Truth Game

ward 24/02/2014

South Park: The Stick of Truth video game is almost upon us and I am damned excited.

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Blog

Fun with a Theremin

ward 16/02/2014

In case you are bored at work which, let’s face it, is likely given that you have read this far, I give you (drumroll…) – a desktop Theremin!

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Blog Travel

Conwy Castle, Wales

ward 11/02/2014

If you like castles or spectacular decaying edifices, I highly recommend Conwy castle. It was actually pretty fun to go on a bleak mid-week afternoon in January as well, as we pretty much had the place to ourselves.

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Blog

Felix Baumgartner’s jump from a First Person Point of View

ward 01/02/2014

I know the world moves at a quick pace these days, but do you remember that Felix Baumgartner guy who jumped from space to prove that science was cool? It … Read More

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Films

A Million Ways to Die in the West

ward 01/02/2014

It’s the new film by Seth MacFarlane – the fellow who brought you Family Guy and Ted. So expect some bad language. Also a surprising bit of blood.

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Blog

Follow The Word of Ward on Twitter

ward 25/01/2014

The Word of Ward has been getting a lot of attention recently (not sure why but the figures keep doubling), so to the 1000s of new unique daily visitors who missed it – I am also on twitter: @thewordofward.

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Films

Devil Baby prank

ward 19/01/2014

I saw this all over the interweb and thought I would share just in case you missed it. I have previously posted a prank that was actually a viral promo … Read More

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Fuerza Bruta

ward 09/01/2014

This was what Fuertza Bruta was all about – spectacle, sensation, and an incredibly fun interactive experience.

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Blog

Arthur C. Clarke predicts computers and internet in 1974

ward 29/12/2013

Arthur C. Clarke predicted a ton of stuff like satellites, fully immersive VR games, sexily voiced computers and space elevators and and so on.

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