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The Mask Slackers of 1918

Posted on 06.08.2020 by montrealexblog

As the influenza pandemic swept across the United States in 1918 and 1919, masks took a role in political and cultural wars. By Christine Hauser

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China’s rat tribe: Over a million people still live in subterranean tunnels underneath Beijing 50 years after Chairman Mao told them to ‘dig deep’ to survive the Cold War

Posted on 06.08.2020 by montrealexblog

Over a million people are living in subterranean tunnels in China 50 years after they were built as a bomb shelter during the Cold War. Low income workers known as the ‘Rat Tribe’ now occupy the tunnels, which cover an estimated area … Continue reading →

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Posted on 05.08.2020 by montrealexblog
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Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin marries her partner of 16 years Markus Raikkonen in an intimate ceremony at her official residence – and thanks him for being ‘by her side’ in a sweet social media post

Posted on 02.08.2020 by montrealexblog

Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin has married her long-term partner Markus Raikkonen. The couple, both 34, who share two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Emma Amalia Marin, have been together for 16 years after meeting when they were 18. Their wedding yesterday was at … Continue reading →

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How Putin became president for life: Former Kremlin insider reveals the back-stabbing and political maneuvering used by Vladimir and his cronies to keep him in power

Posted on 30.07.2020 by montrealexblog

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing for last month’s nationwide vote on potentially extending his rule until 2036, he let the veil slip on part of the calculation behind the constitutional change.  ‘If this doesn’t happen, then in about … Continue reading →

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Ghislaine took pics of nude girls as hobby and kept collection of sex toys

Posted on 29.07.2020 by montrealexblog

Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly took snaps of topless young girls as a ‘hobby’ and kept them in a photo album at pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida mansion, shocking unearthed court documents reveal A witness also claimed Maxwell kept a collection of sex … Continue reading →

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‘Dragon Girl’ who spent $120k on extreme body modifications reveals her latest earlobe-stretching addition – despite vowing to stop after getting her eyeballs tattooed and going BLIND

Posted on 28.07.2020 by montrealexblog

A body modification enthusiast known as ‘Dragon Girl’ has unveiled the latest radical addition to her look. NSW Central Coast woman Amber Luke has spent $120,000 on nearly 600 tattoos and extreme body modifications including a tongue split, breast augmentation, cheek … Continue reading →

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Revealed: Naked man seen strutting along busy Oxford Street wearing nothing but a face mask G-string is Ninja Warrior and vegan YouTube star who eats meat

Posted on 25.07.2020 by montrealexblog

A man who strutted along Oxford Street in nothing but a face mask G-string today was a finalist on ITV’s Ninja Warrior UK, MailOnline can reveal.  Tim Shieff, 32, is a world champion freerunner and vegan YouTube sensation who tripped … Continue reading →

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Prince Philip’s Best of the gaffes and quotes

Posted on 23.07.2020 by montrealexblog

PRINCE Philip is no stranger to speaking his mind, and never seems to let age or caution get in the way of a good one-liner. As His Royal Highness celebrates his 99th birthday, here we reflect on some of the … Continue reading →

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A CHEEKY Prince Philip today joked with a soldier about his weight as he returned to work three years after his retirement.

Posted on 23.07.2020 by montrealexblog

Вчера герцог Эдинбургский официально передал свою должность шефа пехотного полка британской армии – Стрелков герцогине Корнуольской. Полк образован 1 февраля 2007 года. Состоит из пяти основных и двух резервных батальонов, а также ряда рот в других армейских запасных батальонах. Филипп был связан … Continue reading →

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Countess Alexandra Tolstoy cries as she is ‘evicted’ from London home

Posted on 22.07.2020 by montrealexblog

Countess Alexandra Tolstoy has revealed that she cried as she was evicted from the South London home her ex reportedly paid £12 million cash for in 2011, with her three children this week.   The aristocratic beauty, 46, the daughter of … Continue reading →

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How Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws Led New Yorkers to Create the World’s Worst Sandwich

Posted on 22.07.2020 by montrealexblog

It was everywhere at the turn of the 20th century. It was also inedible. Atlas Obscura Darrell Hartman Three men feast on free lunch in this drawing by Charles Dana Gibson. Image from the Public Domain. Near the end of … Continue reading →

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