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@fentiger

"I won't wake, without a song to sing. Nothing to some, everything to me."

 Cambridge, UK
last.fm/user/thefentiger
Joined January 2009
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"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Royal Charter Storm of 1859 claimed 800 lives and led to our first storm warning service. From visual signals to morse code, and finally BBC broadcasts - discover how the Shipping Forecast evolved. 🧵2/4
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“A very little key will open a very heavy door.” ~ Charles Dickens
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#OnThisDay 1988: A young Alice Roberts, now a renowned scientist and broadcaster, had her winning design featured on the Radio Times cover to celebrate Blue Peter's 30th birthday. Earlier that year, she discovered she had won this incredible prize.

Alice Roberts on Blue Peter (1988)

Clip taken from Blue Peter, originally broadcast on BBC One, Thursday 11 February, 1988.

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“All shall be well. All shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well.” Keep going. Every step through every day is worthwhile. Julian and her cat know…
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fentiger@fentiger15 Mar 2022
Replying to @Kit_Yates_Maths
@Kit_Yates_Maths
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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Post your favorite "Desire Paths". These are paths that naturally form as a result of bad planning.
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Britain is simply not going to believe how dark it is later.
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The Northern Lights dancing over North Yorkshire in the UK. A quick timelapse from this evening. #northernlights #aurora #Astrophotography
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Happy 1st birthday to The Dreamless Sleep Of The 1990s! Thanks for listening! 🙏🎂🥂🎉 brokenrecordsedinburgh.bandc…
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At bloody last, I can have my name back!
James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) profile pictureJames Blunt
@JamesBlunt2 Oct 2024
Wanna ruin my life? I'm legally changing my name if "Back to Bedlam" 20th Anniversary Edition reaches No.1. Comment your name suggestions below, and the most-liked comment wins. #jameswho
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Replying to @heritageopenday
@heritageopenday #Bedford Come and see inside our Victorian Chapel, search our Burial records and enjoy a walk in our beautiful, peaceful cemetery. We look forward to seeing you!
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This popped up on Youtube and I'd completely forgotten about it! youtu.be/5pkho7PELoM?si=mpjG…

James Blunt touches our souls

...and it's truly beautiful!

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Telesales A.I. bot just called me. Tried the Voight-Kampff test on it, but it hung up! www2.bfi.org.uk//are-you-a-r…
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'The Bound and The Infinite' is now released! Tell us what you think: #theboundandtheinfinite
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Just a few hours to go until ‘The Bound and the Infinite’ is released! We hope you’re as excited as we are… Tell us what you think of the album using #theboundandtheinfinite 😁
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fentiger@fentiger6 Jul 2021
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
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That’s it folks. My relevance has finally reached zero. Goodbye.
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DIsgusting!
Megan McCubbin (@MeganMcCubbin) profile pictureMegan McCubbin@MeganMcCubbin15 Jun 2024
This is one of the most heartbreaking and disgusting things I’ve seen…. I hope whoever is behind the wheel of this police car is confronted by the repercussions for their horrific actions. That poor poor animal… 💔😖 @metpoliceuk @SurreyPolice @RSPCA_official
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Hey @X, how many James Blunts will it take till you realise your app is broken?
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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
These are notifications from TikTok. Not X. reddit.com/r/Tiktokhelp/s…
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