Welcome to World Honey Bee Day. Hopefully sting free.
On this day in 1911 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by three Italian handymen; it was not recovered until 1913, and the media sensation helped make it one of the world's most famous paintings.
Sox becomes RSPCA's longest ever guest.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/17/lonely-cat-sox-becomes-the-rspcas-longest-ever-resident-15103258/
A black cat crossed my path the other day. Spitting image of Sox.
Baby Bats Babble like Humans.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58271913
"Lost" Paintings sell for over £42K.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58243611
Probably mentioned this before, but my village is has a certain notoriety for being the place where they hid paintings from The National Gallery during the Second World War. In one instance they lowered a road so the lorries could get under a bridge.
Mystery of the Wrexham Sign Solved
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58278346
Mermaid Plant discovered in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-58240416
Five Castles Steeped in Folklore
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrrptrd
Only 126 days to Christmas.
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