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Dave Wilton

26 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
Photo of a human-shaped robot with a Toyota logo playing the trumpet

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Photo of a pony sticking its head over a wire fence and yawning, showing its teeth
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don't look a gift horse in the mouth (paid)

23 Jun 2025 1 min read
A display of red, yellow, and white fireworks bursting in the night sky

firework

We all know fireworks as a pyrotechnic display, shown as part of a celebration or special event. But the term has its origin in military use of combustibles and explosives during the Tudor period. The earliest use of the term that I’m aware of is from a 1528 document,
23 Jun 2025 3 min read
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loo (paid)

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