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Catherine Bridges

@Cathey2012

I live in London and I love History, Museums, and culture, Victorians, Elizabethans.American and British History

 London, England
Joined September 2012
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The world's rudest buildings: structures bound to amuse the immature among us bit.ly/1wqZETI
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The Independent
@Independent20 Oct 2014
Armoured fish living in a Scottish lake were the first to have sex, 385 million years ago ind.pn/1usPZr6
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The Independent
@Independent20 Oct 2014
Death of white rhino leaves just six of endangered animals left in the world ind.pn/1DoB2gk
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Map Library@BLMaps18 Oct 2014
Yuck! 18th century @vizcomic esque map satire. #Southampton britishmuseum.org/research/c…
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Identified so far as Stropharia aeruginosa but other suggestions welcomed ...
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The Independent
@Independent15 Oct 2014
This killer seagull could be the answer to London's pigeon problem ind.pn/1xPhtej
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Grey Funnel Line@GreyFunnelLine15 Oct 2014
WWI's last surviving battleship, HMS Caroline, is to be transformed into a floating museum.. uk.news.yahoo.com/battleship…
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BBC Travel
@BBC_Travel15 Oct 2014
This #Buddhist monastery clings to a granite cliff more than 3,000m above sea level: bbc.in/1pkvzPP
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@Londonist15 Oct 2014
See the normally off-limits bits of Tower Bridge: bit.ly/1vcqcrr
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The word "Thug" is derived from "Thuggee", an Indian cult that was responsible for 2,000,000 deaths from 1356-1870's.
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Myko Clelland@DapperHistorian9 Oct 2014
This will probably be the only medieval dog on rabbit siege action you'll see all day. Make the most of it.
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Tower Bridge@TowerBridge14 Oct 2014
Yay! We're one of @flipkey's '40 Museums Worth Travelling For'! Have you visited the others? flipkey.com/blog/2014/09/26/…
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Metro@MetroUK14 Oct 2014
How many balls DID Hitler have? Our myth-busting quiz sets things straight ow.ly/2P2n8L
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Over 5,000 people with PhD's work as janitors in the US.
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'Walking in the Zoo' (c1869). It looks like he's doing the robot! (1/2)
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BBC Wales News
@BBCWalesNews13 Oct 2014
Rare fungus found in mid Wales bbc.in/1rqjpnF Only the sixth time the fen puffball has been found in the UK
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New post: Budgeting for Servants in 1825: twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspo…
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Victoria Murphy@byQueenVic10 Oct 2014
The Queen received Angelina Jolie at Buckingham Palace this morning and presented her with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross
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#Roman coins were first produced in the late 4th century BCE in #Italy ancient.eu/Roman_Coinage/#.V… #numisology
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Tower Bridge@TowerBridge10 Oct 2014
9 bridge lifts today, starting from 1300. Come along, grab a sarni and watch the magic bit.ly/birdgelifts
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