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England Finds Matthew Flinders -- First Circumnavigator of Australia -- in a London Train Station

posted by martyb on Saturday January 26 2019, @07:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the We-will-find-you,-mate-dept dept.

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Just when you think visiting Australia can't be any stranger, the Brits turn up a new one by discovering the resting place of the first person to circumnavigate Australia while renovating a train station. Remember, kids, always use lead for your coffin plate so if you are lost for a few centuries, people who find you will know who you are.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 26 2019, @02:31PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 26 2019, @02:31PM (#792293) Journal

    If he had wanted peace, he would have been buried at sea, with Davey Jones and all the peaceful mermaids.

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    We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
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