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Prize-winning commercial: “I think I was er, always misunderstood. People just didn’t seem to like me... I think I annoyed them, I got on their nerves. … gulfstream/2304

The traditional year-on-year German NYE TV show is a 1963 B&W recording of an obscure British skit involving a nonagenarian birthday celebrant, … gulfstream/1918

(Largely silent) documentary about a (largely silent) order of monks is popular in Germany. gulfstream/1925

The Marshall Plan Myth: rebuilding Afghanistan will not be like rebuilding Germany gulfstream/604

Forceful Francis Fukuyama defence of the West and, I suppose, Occidentalism: “Much as people would like to believe that ideas live or die as … gulfstream/888

“Over the next two and a half years, Güntürkün recorded 124 scientifically valid kisses in public places across the United States, Germany … gulfstream/1034

Curious: during WWII thousands of Russians deserted to fight for Germany. “Some say Vlasov and the other Russians who collaborated with the … gulfstream/1207

Collection of over 5,000 posters that have appeared over the years on London’s Underground. e.g. “Many or few it’s better to queue”; “England … gulfstream/2347

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Most of us are not Patrick Henry and would be willing to lose a great deal of freedom in order to save our lives. This is especially true when the freedom … quotes/439

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a bear kills sheep and gets called "savage"?!