In the midst of the Great Turkish War (1688 to 1694), Venice was under the rule of Francesco Morosini. Francesco possessed a unique Bible with a concealed firearm cleverly hidden within its pages. The gun is intricately concealed, making it challenging to detect or extract once the book is shut, yet it can be readily activated by tugging on the silk bookmark. This remarkable Bible is presently showcased at the Correr Museum in Venice, Italy.
In London, there's a woman who goes every day on the subway and sits on the dock just to listen to the announcement recorded by her husband in 1950.
Margaret McCollum after the death of her Oswald Laurence, sits on the bench waiting to hear this recording that became one of London's most famous "Mind the gap" (attention the space between the train and the dock).
In 2003, Oswald died leaving a huge void in Margaret's heart. So Margaret found a way to feel his presence closest.
But from the day after more than half a century, this voice was replaced by an empty electronic recording. Out of distress Margaret asked this cassette tape to the London subway transport company to continue listening to her husband's voice at home.
But, knowing the moving history, the company decided to restore the announcement in the only stop near the house where the woman lives, specifically at the Embankment stop of Northern Line, where all passengers can listen today Oswald Laurence's voice and to think that eternal love really exists.
Wonderful gesture by the authorities.
@TheBrushSmith@markthebeastman @JewelKnightJess He is absolutely lovely, other that replacing the symbol with some sort of blood drop I think you could balance out the small head with one from the Vanquisher kit?
The government objected to @GreenJennyJones calling them liars for ripping up environmental protections they promised to keep, but had no problem with her calling them "systematically corrupt". Jenny outlines how Tory Party donations = policy change = pollution = share rise.