According to a newspaper report from the 1950s, extras in London theatres would not only say ‘rhubarb, rhubarb’ to imitate dialogue, they would also say ‘sausage and mash’ (for softer sounds) and ‘Raspberries! Raspberries!’ through their teeth to make angry crowd noises.
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Megastructures built by alien intelligence could leave a traceable signal behind. 🤔 #engineering https://t.co/qmfANDN86U
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The cutting-edge aircraft is part plane, part helicopter, and part drone. 🛩️ #engineering https://t.co/rGoaM2ODfh
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The coronavirus may have you thinking about your mortality. At the end of the day, humans only have one life on this planet. Even more so, we are pretty fragile, prone to disease, destructive, and a bit stubborn. Find out more at https://t.co/fN9o7tlrF7 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/jAAAtXbapF
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Here's to the ladies ❣️🥂
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The UK also changed its self-isolation rules for people who test positive for the virus. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/OiDAaByeTV
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The philosopher Jeremy Bentham had a sacred teapot, which no one else was allowed to use and which he called Dick (or Dicky). Bentham was known to utter phrases like ‘Has my Dick begun his song? Then take him off his perch’.
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The daughter has a special request for her astronaut mother. 🧑🚀 #engineering https://t.co/ofQvJ71SGb
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In the evening on #ThisDayInHistory in 1945, a series of Allied firebombing raids began against the German city of Dresden. Despite the horrendous scale of destruction, it arguably accomplished little strategically, since the Germans were already on the verge of surrender. Why was Dresden so heavily bombed? Read more by visiting the link in our bio.
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Their dance group was called We Zaa Cool.
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