17 December 2023

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12 June 2023

Did You Know?

 The Eiffel Tower contributed to the capture of Mata Hari.

During WW1, the French military used the tower's wireless station to intercept enemy messages from Berlin. In 1914, the French were able to organise a counter-attack dyring the Battle of the Marne after secretly learning that the German Army was halting its advance.

Three years later, the station atop the Eiffel Tower intercepted a coded message between Germany and Spain that offered details about 'Operative H-21'. Based in part on this message, the French arrested, convicted and executed Mati Hari for spying on behalf of Germany.

Quirky

 Quirky caskets:

A funeral firm called “Go As You Please” is offering customers the chance to design their own coffins – and is providing inspiration with mock-ups including a casket that looks like a Greggs sausage roll. Other unusual coffin designs showcased by the Edinburgh-based company include a Doctor Who’s Tardis and a pint of Tennent’s lager. General manager Scott Purvis told Sky News that the service gives people the “chance to break the taboo of talking about death with their families” and to “have exactly the funeral they want."




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