It’s the annual retweet-the-Edgley-Optica-for-no-reason-challenge. It is impossible that this will be retweeted more than 600 times, unless the love of obscure aircraft is strong in you.
My friend bet me £20 I cannot get 300 retweets for the wonderful (he says ugly) Vickers Wellesley. I have no idea who will win this bet. #shareWellesleylove
Because the raccoon is an American species that was unknown to Europeans until their languages were, well, rather established, the word for "raccoon" in most languages translates to "washing rat" or "washing bear." So, enjoy this story about a plucky little Waschbär.