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JK chameleon Feb 2021 1:01pm, 26 Feb 2021 13,615 posts	0 JK chameleon [If Blondie were just a covers band, then they were at least a damned good one. And Debbie Harry was hot!]
Nellers Feb 2021 2:40pm, 26 Feb 2021 38,301 posts	0 Nellers The third biggest oil field in the USA is under Los Angeles. There are loads of "fake buildings" built across the city to disguise the drilling rigs scattered across the city.
Mushroom Feb 2021 2:44pm, 26 Feb 2021 1,511 posts	0 Mushroom Since the first in Nov 2017, there are now over 20 parkruns taking place regularly inside prison grounds in the UK.
Diogenes Feb 2021 2:55pm, 26 Feb 2021 58,005 posts	0 Diogenes I like that one, Nellers
swittle Feb 2021 2:58pm, 26 Feb 2021 73,318 posts	0 swittle In 1935, on this date, in Northamptonshire, radar was first demonstrated. This was called 'The Daventry Experiment.'
57.5 Degrees of Pain Feb 2021 3:02pm, 26 Feb 2021 6,667 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain [Cover versions, songs about cats, Debbie Harry, what's not to like?]
Dave.O Feb 2021 3:06pm, 26 Feb 2021 26,820 posts	0 Dave.O On that Swittle, all but a single mast remains broadcasting DAB. I regularly ride past it.
swittle Feb 2021 3:14pm, 26 Feb 2021 73,322 posts	0 swittle Cheers, Dave.O. I've a distant memory of driving near Daventry on family holidays and see the masts there. This is many, many years ago
Fizz :-) Feb 2021 3:20pm, 26 Feb 2021 5,341 posts	0 Fizz :-) Sadly, as it’s classed as brownfield they’re building all over it now.
WtnMel Feb 2021 3:36pm, 26 Feb 2021 2,049 posts	0 WtnMel [Re Nellers post, I couldn't help noticing one of the oil prospectors was named Clampitt. Didn't check further but wondered if that was the inspiration for the Clampett family aka. The Beverley Hillbillies?]