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Track A Shark

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, plus a little bit of cash from those hard working sponsors, you’re now able to track basking sharks off the coast of the Isle of Man. They’ve tagged 4 sharks and they are following them around (electronically) because: This scientific data is useful to government to enable them [...]

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TT fireworks

Sharing this gorgeous image of the TT fireworks over Douglas Bay in the Isle of Man: from Jan Tréger.

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Sick entertainment

We’ve all got to go at some point, and that’s my justification for sharing this wikipedia page entitled: A List of Unusual Deaths In there, you’ll find a man who dropped a screwdriver into some plutonium (oops), a man who stabbed a war elephant (yes, there’s such a thing) in the belly and died when [...]

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Steve knows parenting is hard work…

…and he wants you to know it too. If you are a parent, you will appreciate his thoughts, I promise. We’ve all been through those difficult stages when bringing our kids up and, honestly, it actually does seem sometimes like you are completely alone – even when there is a husband or wife to help [...]

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GeoGuessr will ruin your day (but in a nice way)

It wasn’t so long ago that we told you about Pointless Pointing. And yes, that kept us amused for a short while, but it was ultimately pointless, as the name suggested, and we here at 6000 Towers wanted a bit more of a challenge. Step forward GeoGuessr. Armed only with a random Google Streetview shot [...]

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