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First marketed in the United Kingdom in 1902, Marmite is one of the world’s most popular savoury spreads. The distinctive savoury taste of Marmite (there’s nothing else like it!) makes it a popular spread for everyone, from toddlers to grandparents.

This concentrated yeast extract paste is 100% vegetarian and gluten free, with no added fat, salt or sugar. Marmite is an excellent source of Vitamin B12, Riboflavin, Niacin and Folic Acid (every 8,5 g serving of Marmite provides 55% of the RDA of Folic Acid) which is good news for pregnant women.

The product name may have been derived from a famous French soup, petite marmite. A “marmite” (pronounced "mar-MEET") is a French stock pot or cooking pot – like the one pictured on the front of the jar and shaped somewhat like the jar itself.

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Penny Black

The world’s first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was released in Britain on the day in 1840. This was the first form of pre-paid postage and helped popularize the postal service.

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Even in his time, Leonardo Da Vinci was a renowned artist, researcher and inventor right up until his death on this day in 1519. His method of understanding by deconstruction gave us the earliest flying machines and our first in-depth studies of human anatomy.

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SPAM

Today, in 1978, the Digital Equipment Organisation decided to send out an informative mailer to a group of unknown recipients. Little did they know but they were the first people in history to get spammed.

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Star Wars

Spanning more than three decades, the Star Wars franchise stands as the most popular cult film series ever made. So popular in fact that today is recognised as International Star Wars day. May the fourth be with you.

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Cinco De Mayo

Today is Cinco De Mayo (fifth of May), it commemorates the victory of Mexico over the French invaders in 1861. Today you are free to celebrate your Mexican heritage. Some skydive naked, others spend all day in the sun drinking Mexican beer. Put on a big hat and celebrate however you choose. Even if you’re not actually Mexican.

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Hindenberg disaster

Before the days of 747’s and jet propulsion, public air travel relied on inflatable blimps. Named “Zeppelins” after their inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the age of the dirigible ended with the Hindenberg disaster on this day in 1937.

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Popov's Radio

When Alexander Popov unveiled his experiment on this day in 1895 he had no idea how it would influence modern culture. As the earliest wireless device, Popov’s Radio was the predecessor of most of the communications tools we still use today.

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Paramount

On this day in 1912, in a small studio named “the barn”, Co-founders Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky teamed up to turn their dream into a reality. From their roots as the “Famous Players Film Company” they would turn into Paramount Pictures, the world’s second largest production house worth just under nine billion dollars.

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Barbie Doll

On this day in 1958 a toy designer called Ruth Handler received the patents for her “Barbie” doll. Unlike other dolls of the time, which resembled infants or young children, hers was designed to emulate a successful, attractive adult female. Ironic considering she has the proportions of an anorexic.

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Nelson Mandela

On this day in 1994, celebrations took place as Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa’s president. His first act as president was to condemn any and all violence or oppression, single handedly giving us the South Africa we know today. Not including Julius.

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Salvador Dali

When it comes to strange individuals, nobody can quite match up to the painter Salvador Dali. Born on this day in 1904, his work was known for its striking and bizarre content. To this day he remains the quintessential surrealist artist known for his love of “all things gilded and excessive”.

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Tony Hawk

Since its earliest roots, skateboarding was regarded as a pastime for rebellious youths and unemployed adrenaline junkies. When he was born, on this day in 1969, Tony Hawk had no idea he would be the one to bring skating into mainstream culture.

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Velcro

In a time when clothing had either buttons or clasps, dressing and undressing was a tedious process. But on this day in 1958 a man named George De Mestral patented his invention “Velcro”.

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The Skylab

On this day in 1973 Skylab was launched by NASA, acting as the first “semi-permanent” space station Skylab allowed extended stays in orbit at an average operating cost of $19.6 million per man per day.

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pnwing noobz

A term familiar to the 500 million online gamers. Gaming is the fastest growing sector of the entertainment industry despite its modest beginnings. Well, not quite - When Space Invaders was released in Japan in 1978 it became so popular that it caused a shortage of 100 Yen coins throughout the country and is still considered the top arcade game ever.

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, which first took place on this day in 1929, is an annual celebration of actors and actresses from across the globe. There is some debate, but it is said that the name “Oscar” was coined by Academy librarian Margaret Herrick, who said the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar.

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Bouncing bomb

A decisive turning point in the Second World War was the destruction of Nazi dams in 1943, made possible by the innovative “bouncing bomb” designed by Barnes Wallis. On this day, using a technique similar to skipping stones, the RAF destroyed several dams and massively impacted on the success of the Nazi invasion.

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Mount St Helens

At 8:20am on this day in 1980, Mount St Helens erupted sending a plume of ash more than 24km into the atmosphere and causing around $2.75 billion worth of damage to the surrounding areas. The explosion reduced the height of the mountain by roughly 400 metres.

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Dark Days

On the 19th May 1780, a sunny sky turned to complete darkness over New England and parts of Canada. This atmospheric phenomenon; caused by a common forest fire, triggered an uproarious and overpowering apocalyptic scare. The darkness was so complete that candles were required in what should have been broad daylight. When the sun and moon did appear after over 36 hours of total gloom, they materialized a blood red hue.

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Cursive

Prior to the invention of the continuous flow Fountain Pen, by Mr. D. Hyde on this day in 1830, writing involved carrying a pen, a bottle of ink and something to clean up the mess you were about to make. His idea may have led to the invention of just about every other type of pen, but it also forced young kids to learn cursive. Thanks a lot.

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Solo Flight

There was a time when crossing the Atlantic Ocean involved weeks on a ship and severe boredom. That all changed on this day in 1927, when Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after successfully completing the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic.

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The Beatles

The Beatles achieved an entirely new level of success. They received their 8^th number one hit on this day in 1965 with “ticket to ride”, they would go on to claim twenty #1 hits in the US and 17 in the UK, making them the world’s greatest band to this day.

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Bonnie and Clyde

On this day in 1934 Bonnie and Clyde’s crime spree came to an abrupt end. Having robbed more than 15 banks and reportedly claimed over $2.4 million dollars in their careers, they are still considered one of the most infamous criminal couples of all time.

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Manhattan

On this day in 1626, an explorer named Peter Minuit bought the island of Manhattan for $24 worth of beads. In today’s terms that means he paid approximately $1000 for land that is worth $618 billion.

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Frank Oz

Best known for his role as voice and operator of Jedi Master Yoda in the Star Wars films, Frank Oz was born on this day in 1944. He took puppetry to new levels of realism with projects like Sesame Street, The Muppets and Little Shop of Horrors. All of which helped popularise puppetry worldwide.

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Dracula

Before the sparkling and pouting started, vampires were bloodsucking creatures of the night. Created by Irish author Bram Stoker, his novel Dracula was published on this day in 1897 and is the origin of the majority of vampire lore.

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Believe it...

Known and loved for his love of the unknown, Robert Ripley created a legacy with his comic strip, television and radio show “Ripley’s believe it or not”. Despite his death on this day 1949, the television show continues to run and add to his peculiar legacy.

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Astronauts

The first successful astronauts were a pair of Monkeys called Able and Baker. They survived speeds exceeding 16 000km/h during their 15 minutes in orbit, becoming the first living creatures to survive a space flight on this day in 1959.

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Everest

Everybody knows about Sir Edmund Hillary being the first person to successfully scale Everest, but little credit is given to his Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, born this day 1914. Apart from saving Hillary’s life twice on the ascent, he also carried most of his stuff. Who’s the real hero?

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Ninja Turtles

When we mention Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo, you should think of the famous renaissance painters. But thanks to Kevin Eastman, born on this day in 1962, your first thought was probably his creation “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.

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Wannabe

Without doubt one of the biggest girl groups in history, The Spice Girls decided to go their separate ways on this day in 1998. Whether you loved them or hated them, their single “wannabe” remains the most popular song released by an all female group in history.

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