Man 'Falls Awkwardly' on WW2 Shell & Lodges it in His BOTTOM! – Muppet of the Month: Dec 2021
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Link of the Week:
Raiders Temple Escape in LEGO:
https://tinyurl.com/mryxfp4r
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Muppet(s) of the Month:
A History TikToker’s viral claim that Ancient Rome ‘didn’t exist’ is getting backlash from academics:
https://www.insider.com/history-anthropology-tiktoker-ancient-rome-not-real-backlash-viral-2021-12
Man caught wearing fake arm in bid to fool staff giving Covid vaccine:
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-12-03/man-caught-wearing-fake-arm-in-bid-to-fool-vaccine-jab
Jacob Rees-Mogg makes up a Saxon saint!
https://twitter.com/dramdarcy/status/1472387033222070272
Bomb Squad Race to A&E After Patient Arrives with WW2 Artillery Shell Stuck up His Bottom:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16923295/bomb-squad-hospital-bottom-shell/
Bomb Squad Called to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after Man gets WWII Mortar Stuck up His Bottom:
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/bomb-squad-called-gloucestershire-royal-6298076