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145. The Flatmates episode 145

145. The Flatmates episode 145

Tim needs some help dealing with Jack the chef. Can Khalid help? Find out more in Episode 145 - Report Writing

144. The Flatmates episode 144

144. The Flatmates episode 144

Helen would love to visit her Grandma in Beijing but tickets are so expensive. Will she be able to go? Find out more in Episode 144 - A Call from China

143. The Flatmates episode 143

The Flatmates episode 143

Alice meets Dr Laver for a serious talk. Find out more in episode 143 - Marriage vows

142. The Flatmates episode 142

The Flatmates episode 142

Helen is trying to persuade Tim and Khalid to join her in a game of tennis - but one of them isn't too sure about it. Find out more in episode 142 - Booking a court

141. The Flatmates episode 141

141. The Flatmates episode 141

Jack is late for work again and Tim has had enough. But what will he do about it? Find out more in episode 141 - Late Again

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Definition:(adjective) (Of soil) soft and watery.
Synonyms:boggy, marshy, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
Usage:Right across the lower part of the bog lay a miry path.
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The Father of the Yellow School Bus

In 1939, American educator Frank Cyr organized the first national standards conference for school transportation. One of the most memorable accomplishments of the conference was the selection of a highly visible, standardized color for school buses that would allow them to be easily identified by other motorists. The hue became known as "National School Bus Chrome," and Cyr was hailed as the "Father of the Yellow School Bus." According to Cyr, what was the main priority of conference attendees? More... Discuss

This Day in History

Adams-Onís Treaty: Spain Sells Florida to the US (1819)

In the early 1800s, tensions between the US and Spain were increasing over border disputes in North America. With Spanish power in the New World declining, it was widely believed that Spain would lose land to the US. The Adams-Onís Treaty settled the dispute by attempting to draw clearer borders, roughly granting Florida and Louisiana to the US while giving everything west of Louisiana to Spain. The US did not pay Spain directly for the new land. Instead, it compensated Spain in what way? More... Discuss
Today's Birthday

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857)

Powell was a British army officer and founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, later the Girl Scouts. He was a hero of the South African War and author of Aids to Scouting, a military textbook. Upon learning that his book was being used to train boys in woodcraft, he wrote Scouting for Boys and established the Boy Scout movement in 1908. In 1910, with his sister and wife, he founded the Girl Guides. What disguise did Powell use while gathering information in war? More... Discuss

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Quote of the Day
I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(1772-1834)
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