23 incredibly specific things you've probably noticed that also have incredibly specific names:
1. Spoliation — when parts of an older building are reused to make a new one.
It's time for #MatchDaySorted 🥳
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2× Tickets to Ireland v Scotland on the 16th of March
at The Aviva
4× Pints of @Heineken_IE
2x Match Day Burgers
1× #MatchDaySorted
Winner announced lunch time this Friday!
#IrelandVScotland
25 years ago today, Family Guy premiered to tepid reviews! And a quarter of a century later, they’re still as tepid as ever! Congrats to us all on our tepidness!
France boasts a wide array of charming villages, each with its own unique character and history.
Here are 25 of the most picturesque French towns 🧵
1. Colmar
A lot of my favourite Munster moments come against glasgow s tomorrow night should be a good one in cork.
Anyway here’s a tastefully cut vid from ESPN of CJ going for a gallop vs the warriors
With the URC now underway, and the World Cup almost in the rear view mirror, here’s my go to podcasts and accounts to follow to keep on top of the Best League.
(Apologies in advance if I forget anyone)
A long thread 🧵
Reminder that Argentina was once one of the richest nations on Earth and a rival of the U.S. - hence the common phrase, "as rich as an Argentine".
What went wrong?
Some incredible facts about the Argentinian economy in the early 20th century:
✅ As rich as the U.S. per capita at the turn of the century
✅ Top 10 wealthiest nations globally per capita by 1914
✅ GDP grew 6% annually during the 43 years to 1914 (fastest in the world)
✅ Argentinian exports peaked at ~4% of world trade during the 1920s
✅ Argentina was still as rich as much of Europe as late as 1950
The Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill in the Dublin Mountains, is a building shrouded in mystery. It was built in 1725 as a hunting lodge, using stone stolen from a nearby ancient neolithic tomb.