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20 genius inventions that were ridiculed, now everyday products
LoveMONEY via Yahoo Finance UK· 2 months agoFrom the humble fork to the world-conquering mobile phone, read on to discover 20 ingenious...
Royal Mint Experience visitors can now strike a £2 coin bearing King’s portrait
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoVisitors to the Royal Mint Experience will be able to strike a £2 denomination coin bearing the...
Historic rural pub to call last orders after 220 years on New Year’s Eve
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThe Air Balloon pub in Gloucestershire, more than 200 years old, is closing on New Year’s Eve to...
There’s a problem with London’s statues — but what’s the solution?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoAmid a snarl of East End traffic, Prime Minister Gladstone eternally declaims from his tall granite...
The true story behind Hulu's new crime drama, 'Boston Strangler,' a serial killer who likely...
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoA police officer escorts a handcuffed Albert DeSalvo in February 1967.Ollie Noonan/The Boston...
Monument honour for ‘one of the overlooked heroines in the history of medicine’
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoOne of the “overlooked heroines in the history of medicine” has been honoured 300 years after she...
How long it took to develop 13 vaccines in history
Business Insider via Yahoo News UK· 12 months agoA pharmacist prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Jessica Hill/AP Photo Scientists raced to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed. Vaccines often...
Today in History: May 14, state of Israel is proclaimed
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 135th day of 2024. There are 231 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 14, 1948, according to the current-era calendar, the ...