What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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ERM Jan 2019 11:51am, 21 Jan 2019 495 posts	0 ERM Having read her Justgiving page written prior to the Spine Race, just how amazing Shelli Gordon is.
GlennR Jan 2019 3:25pm, 23 Jan 2019 40,446 posts	0 GlennR "In the sixteenth century the council and Mayor of Cambridge acquired the rights for the midsummer fair, with University Proctors retaining the right to search the fair for beggars, vagabonds and lewd women."
Markymarkmark Jan 2019 5:25pm, 23 Jan 2019 8,199 posts	0 Markymarkmark ! What did they do with them when they found them?
GlennR Jan 2019 6:06pm, 23 Jan 2019 40,460 posts	0 GlennR That was the subject of speculation in the office this afternoon. Easy to find nowadays - they’re in the Wetherspoon.
Night-owl Jan 2019 8:44pm, 23 Jan 2019 32,249 posts	0 Night-owl In 1959 this song finished one point behind the UK https://youtu.be/S8muEiL3pyA
Night-owl Jan 2019 8:44pm, 23 Jan 2019 32,250 posts	0 Night-owl In the Eurovision song contest that is
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2019 11:28am, 26 Jan 2019 4,004 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Last year, Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini. (Useful info for anyone who watches Pointless)
The Scribbler Jan 2019 12:40pm, 26 Jan 2019 4,256 posts	0 The Scribbler That the longest standing age group record at Newcastle parkrun is still held by a certain Laura Weightman who ran one of the first events.
beebop Jan 2019 12:51pm, 26 Jan 2019 1,318 posts	0 beebop [She has the women’s record at York, too - 16:14, set in 2016, so not a challenger for that particular record].
Night-owl Jan 2019 2:52pm, 26 Jan 2019 32,261 posts	0 Night-owl FDNB that's good to know