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Diogenes 2 Sep 10:08am, 2 Sep 2024 87,935 posts	0 Diogenes Heron Quays DLR station is closer to Canary Wharf underground that Canary Wharf DLR stop is.
Hills of Death (HOD) 2 Sep 10:43am, 2 Sep 2024 37,291 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) I knew that
Oranj 2 Sep 11:22am, 2 Sep 2024 4,313 posts	0 Oranj In college, Chevy Chase played drums in a jazz-rock trio called Leather Canary. Seeing no future in it, he quit to go off and become a globally successful comic actor. The remaining members decided to keep going as a duo, and then changed their name to Steely Dan. [Sources: x.com en.wikipedia.org ]
Hills of Death (HOD) 2 Sep 5:17pm, 2 Sep 2024 37,292 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) He was Right 😜
GordonG 3 Sep 8:40am, 3 Sep 2024 10,626 posts	0 GordonG In Singapore, three quarters of the population are ethnically Chinese
NDWDave 3 Sep 10:20am, 3 Sep 2024 19,979 posts	0 NDWDave Not sure if you know the history behind that… en.m.wikipedia.org
Fitz 3 Sep 11:50am, 3 Sep 2024 3,868 posts	0 Fitz The Common Gull is becoming less common.
Cheeky’s Dad 3 Sep 7:43pm, 3 Sep 2024 5,676 posts	0 Cheeky’s Dad Fitz wrote:The Common Gull is becoming less common. Though I believe I’m right in saying the most common gull (ie the one that nicks your chips which everyone calls a “seagull”) is not actually the Common Gull, Larus canus at all, but the Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
Fitz 3 Sep 10:47pm, 3 Sep 2024 3,869 posts	0 Fitz Exactly that, @Cheeky’s Dad , an ornithologist patiently explained this to Nick Robinson on R4 this morning. 😆
Cheeky’s Dad 3 Sep 11:12pm, 3 Sep 2024 5,678 posts	0 Cheeky’s Dad Thanks @Fitz 😁 I missed that but it’s nice to know I’m not talking rubbish (for once 😂)