Links

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History:

Kettering cosmos: How school children exposed Soviet secret - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-36027407

Uncovering the history of pants - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36034976

Roman villa unearthed 'by chance' in Wiltshire garden - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36062538

Shakespeare: The strange way people looked at food in the 16th Century - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36072989

In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II at 90 in 90 images - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36013958 Not big on the royals but this is a cool idea.

Miscellaneous:

Rare double blue plaque award for home of Nobel Prize winners - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36089471

The secret skateboarders who defied Norway's 11-year ban - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36077122

Record Store Day: This is what happens inside a vinyl factory - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36044609/record-store-day-this-is-what-happens-inside-a-vinyl-factory

Malawi's fearsome chief, terminator of child marriages - http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/malawi-fearsome-chief-terminator-child-marriages-160316081809603.html

I collected pennies for 7 years. I made a histogram. I have one 1940 penny and one 1948 penny. Then I have continuous pennies from 1959 - 2016. - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/4ffduk/i_collected_pennies_for_7_years_i_made_a/

A country where toilets are a sign of hope - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36026451

News:

Protesters who blockaded London arms trade fair acquitted after judge sees evidence of illegal weapons on sale - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dsei-protesters-acquitted-london-arms-fair-illegal-weapons-sales-a6985766.html

The politician 'trolled by Australian police' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36055297

Science:

Super-gonorrhoea's spread 'causing huge concern' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36065314

Vaccine switched in 'milestone' towards ending polio - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36055507

Sports:

10 things no-one tells you before running the London Marathon - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36081855/10-things-no-one-tells-you-before-running-the-london-marathon

Gymnastics:

Gymnast creating Irish Olympic history - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rg5r8

Oksana Chusovitina set to be oldest Olympic female gymnast of all time - http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/18/oksana-chusovitina-olympics-gymnastics-rio-2016-oldest/ It is her 7th Olympics. She's a female gymnast. That's not just incredible, it's whatever is above incredible.

Ice hockey:

The Detroit Playoff Dynasty - http://hockeyonstats.com/detroit-playoffs.html

Snooker:

Steve Davis retires: Snooker legend announces retirement live on air - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36068192

Steve Davis: Retired snooker great says life 'like living in a big holiday camp' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36043683

Steve Davis: Snooker great retires after 38-year career - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36034458