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British cave diver considering legal action over Elon Musk's 'pedo' attack
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Boris Johnson resigns in major Brexit blow to UK PM Theresa May
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Rory Moronik - You Taste Like The Tropics feat. Fiscal Cliff (2018)
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What happens if someone catches the Loch Ness Monster?
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The cult of Aphex Twin
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Queen - Live at LIVE AID Wembley Stadium 7/13/1985
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CHVRCHES - Get Out (2018)
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Something Else: A 1970s youth programme from the BBC
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The location for Stonehenge may have been chosen due to the presence of a natural geological feature
I watched a documentary about Stonehenge tonight, and it proposed the theory that the location for Stonehenge was chosen because of a natural geological feature in the area. There's a man-made...
I watched a documentary about Stonehenge tonight, and it proposed the theory that the location for Stonehenge was chosen because of a natural geological feature in the area.
There's a man-made path that proceeds south-west towards Stonehenge: "The Avenue". This path was built around the same era as Stonehenge itself. If you walk westward along The Avenue on the winter solstice, you'll be facing the point on the horizon where the sun sets. However, under The Avenue, there's an old natural geological formation from the time of the Ice Age: a series of ridges in the rock which just coincidentally align with the sunset on the winter solstice (an "axis mundi"). Before Stonehenge was built, there was a chalk knoll on that location. That meant that you could walk along a natural geological path towards the sunset on the shortest day of the year, and there was a local geological landmark in front of you.
The theory is that these natural geological formations coincidentally aligning with an astronomical phenomenon made the site a special one for early Britons. That's why there was a burial site there, and later Stonehenge was built there.
Here's the article by the archaeologist who discovered the Ice Age ridges: Researching Stonehenge: Theories Past and Present
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A critic sells books down by the seashore - A bookstore in the village of Wigtown, Scotland, allows people to run the shop while renting an apartment upstairs
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Pagan Altar - Rising of the Dark Lord (2006)
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The Gorillaz - The Now Now (2018)
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BMW joins Airbus in Brexit warning
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Paul McCartney releases new music
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EU to members: Prepare for no deal Brexit
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What happens when ordinary people learn economics?
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Abuse of power: The truth about sexual harassment in Westminster
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Radiohead - Lift (2017)
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New measures to protect doctors after Bawa-Garba case
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Digital IDs needed to end 'mob rule' online, says security minister Ben Wallace
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Paper Aeroplanes - Race You Home (2015)
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Slowdive - Red 5 (1995)
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Microsoft sinks data centre off Orkney
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What is your favorite non-American TV show?
I feel like most people on reddit (and probably here, too) only really watch American shows, but there IS a lot of good content in Europe and other countries as well. Sometimes those shows come to...
I feel like most people on reddit (and probably here, too) only really watch American shows, but there IS a lot of good content in Europe and other countries as well. Sometimes those shows come to the US in a butchered, Americanized remake, but those are rarely as good as the original show.
Bonus points if it's not orginally in English (so British & Australian shows don't count either!).
One of my favorite tv shows (at least the first season) is the French 2012 supernatural drama series Les Revenants. It's got a captivating story with some great acting and a killer soundtrack (by the Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, if you're into that kind of music). It fell apart a bit in season 2 and never got picked up for a third season, but it's still very much worth watching for that first, brilliant season.
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Mojave 3 - Caught Beneath Your Heel (1998)
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Scientists at CERN have observed direct coupling of the Higgs Boson to the top quark
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Witchfinder General - Death Penalty (1982)
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Benedict Cumberbatch hailed 'hero' after fending off four men attacking Deliveroo cyclist
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'The Story of Are You Being Served?' 2010 Documentary (BBC Two)
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He chaired the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. Now he’s applying for residency in France.
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Talks between Marouane Fellaini and AC Milan break down -- Fellaini wants €7m per season
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Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
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Can the UK Really Do This to Tommy Robinson? [UK ban on reporting on grooming gang, reporter imprisoned 13 months]
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YouTube removes over thirty “violent” music videos as police target UK Drill
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Asterix the Gaul makes comic comeback at London's Jewish Museum
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Rog called Liverpool making the Champions League Final back in January!
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Ten-man Fulham hold off Aston Villa to seal promotion to the Premier League
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MI6 airs TV ads to recruit more women and ethnic minorities
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Talk to Deliveroo couriers. See a dystopia that could be your future – the realities facing the ‘contractors’ are grim. No wonder their union is appealing to the high court
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Years & Years - If You're Over Me (2018)
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Unai Emery named new Arsenal manager. First press conference.
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Chelsea win FA Cup
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This must be David Byrne. A profile of the Talking Heads frontman
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Kero Kero Bonito - Time Today (2018)
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Four Tet - Pause (2001)
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Momus - Lucky Like St. Sebastian (1986)
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