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From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Hindenburg)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things The German airship Hindenburg bursts into flames in Manchester Township, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937 after static electricity ignited the hydrogen gas used to keep the craft afloat.

FCS Daily Music Video ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ Procol Harum (archive)

Procol Harum were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex in 1967

Growth is not Working Here by Don Matthews

Originally posted on Chewers by Masticadores:
Image Source: Canva Pro Plans were put in action Expand our city yes Build more roads, more houses Small Los Angeles Good for our city…. Now population’s grown Suburbs stretch for miles Powers that be want more to come Improve our city’s style Roads now packed with motor cars…

Germany Ends it’s Nuclear Era

“The risks of nuclear power are ultimately unmanageable” (Environment minister Steffi Lemke) Germany has switched off it’s last three nuclear reactors, exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

Happy Birds

We are happy birdsPerforming useful roleSucking water upTipping back in hole DM

Different

My dress is differentBlack for meJust scroll downFor looksee DM

FCS Daily Music Video ‘Crossroads’ Eric Clapton et al

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Pact

Write something incorporating the word ‘pact’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO PACT The second line of ode tonightContains the word (yep) pactThe third line can be anythingThe fourth contains word whacked Best I could do Fan…… DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (Mt Everest)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things Mt Everest summit

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (skyscraper)

There is never a timeto stop learning new things World’s first skyscraper 10 story ChicagoBuilt 1885 demolished 1931