Summer has officially arrived.
An optimistic Ice Cream van has just jingled its way down our road.
First one of the year round this way!
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The first ever guest in Britain, on the TV show This Is Your Life was Eamonn Andrews.
He later went on to host the show.
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In 1864, the world's first traffic island was installed - at his own expense - by Colonel Pierrepoint outside his club in Pall Mall in the St James's area of London.
Sadly, whilst in the road admiring his traffic island, the Colonel was hit by a cab and killed.
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Harrison Ford's first film role was as a bellboy in the 1966 film Dead Heat On A Merry-Go-Round.
The line that he had to deliver was “Paging Mr Ellis”.
The role of Mr Ellis was played by James Coburn.
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The first song Bruce
Springsteen ever learned to play on the guitar, was The Rolling Stones's 'It's All Over Now'.
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The first member of the Royal Family, ever to leave home for a haircut was the late Queen.
It was in Malta back in the days when she was a princess and she is said to have enjoyed the experience.
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The first person in Britain to own a video phone, was the late writer and TV presenter Jeremy Beadle.
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The first ice lolly dates back to 1923.
Lemonade salesman Frank Epperson left a glass of lemonade with a spoon in it, on a windowsill one very cold night.
He retrieved it the next morning and the first ice lolly was born!
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The first song played on Top Of The Pops was ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ by Dusty Springfield.
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Soft toilet paper was sold for the first time in Britain in 1947 and it was only available in Harrods.
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For no other reason than it’s the 1st of May, I’m researching some random but true First Facts to tweet throughout the day today.
Feel free to pitch in with yours if you’d like.
Standby First Fact Fans!
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8 Aug 2022
🔴”La historia del paso de Gustavo Petro por la guerrilla del M-19”, @CNNEE.
La historia NO se borra de un plumazo. A los hechos y situaciones se los llama como son.
El exguerrillero asumió hoy la presidencia de Colombia.
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24 May 2022
Sembeteng‚ Dictionary
1 Kuja ni Kumbutuja
2 Toka ni Tombotoka
3 Ingia ni ingimbitia
4 wake ni wambatake
5 Enda ni Embetenda
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11 Dec 2018
#FIRSTFACTS zum #dvv #halbfinale 🆚 @sc_potsdam LIVE! auf @SPORT1 💪💪💪 Noch einmal SCHLAFEN, dann steigt das SPIEL DER SPIELE 💛💙🥇
#ssc #sscpalmbergschwerin #gemeinsamzumziel
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13 Nov 2018
There are more trees in Singapore than people! #firstfacts at the #smartcityexpo in #barcelona. More to come!
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18 Apr 2018
Today is Newspaper Columnists Day! Check out some of these #firstfacts about #newspapers from H.W. Wilson's Famous First Facts! #wisdomwednesday #wilsonwednesday
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23 Feb 2018
Posiblemente la persona era suficiente para dirigir el tránsito, sin embargo las luces permitían que esto fuera más visible🚦#FirstFacts ift.tt/2EMXE4J
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29 Jan 2018
La empresa conservó el el nombre de Chevrolet, por que al mercado le gustaba la naturaleza francesa de su pronunciación 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 #FirstFacts ift.tt/2DM4sPz
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10 Jan 2018
Uno como quiera, pero ¿los perros?
Comodidad para ellos 🐶 y nosotros.
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