Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them."
It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.
Reminder that a perk here is the ability to block entire lists of abusive accounts that others have compiled. This one was my very first, and it continues to happily erase spammers, bots, and dishonest accounts from my feed. Click 'Subscribe' for the block option.
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And this is what I’m getting at with this image: while modern English-speakers use the names Santa, St Nick, Father Christmas, and Kris Kringle synonymously, they have different origins and served different functions and the convergence was late (get it here www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1723... )
I solved 🚂Trainle #73 in 9 guesses.
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stevage.github.io/trainle
NOT LONG NOW!
It’s 1 day till the launch of the Midsumma Festival program for 2024, kicking off your year with LGBTQ+ art, culture, fun & a tonne of pride.
I can’t wait to share with you two works I’m producing for #Midsumma, as well as other events I’m proud to be a part of.
Not long now…..
I solved 🚂Trainle #68 in 4 guesses.
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stevage.github.io/trainle
ALWAYS SUPPORT THE BOTTOM
A friendly Thanksgiving reminder from the allies who make disposable aluminum pans:
Oops
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1st beach day of the season
It’s amazing how you normally don’t see your nose. Your brain filters it out. That is of course until someone talks about not seeing it.
Friends shouldn't let their friends use Google Chrome www.theregister.com/2023/09/06/g...
Grinder chats and work teams chats have a lot in common..
