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The Astonishing Story Of Nicholas Alkemade, The Rear Gunner Who Fell 18000 Feet

Durian

Can durian really kill you? The strange truth about the world’s smelliest fruit

Do Writers Really Work Better Drunk? Should you ‘Write Drunk, Edit Sober’?

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The Loudest Man in the World, a Duck at a Presidential Briefing, and Pigeons with a Liver Compass

Antarctica

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

Cats

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

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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

From the Oasthouse Alan Partridge

Alan Partridge From The Oasthouse goes full career circle

Mae Nak

Thailand’s most famous ghost still has a shrine in Bangkok

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Tag: weather

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Winter is coming to Thailand! Bring a shirt.

ward 03/12/2019

Winter is coming! I have had several friends and a couple of near strangers ask me when is the best time to visit Thailand when it comes to weather and … Read More

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It is cold in the UK and apparently I’m not allowed to complain

ward 02/03/2018

The UK and big chunks of Europe are all being hit by some mega cold snap right now. In the UK they are calling it the ‘Beast from the East’. … Read More

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Drenched Britain struggles through drought

ward 30/04/2012

I’m currently in the middle of two 80 hour weeks of mostly nightshifts. Normally this would suck as I have to pass lots of happy people drinking outside pubs on … Read More

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England set to freeze

ward 10/10/2011

An entire week ago, I wrote how warm and pleasant England was. It’s now back to its standard grey drizzle. Ahh, normality. In fact, two days after the warmest October … Read More

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England in the grip of nice weather

ward 03/10/2011

The weather here in London is currently sunny, warm and pleasant. That’s an unlikely thing to write at the best of times, but it’s even more mental in October. The last week … Read More

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