On this day in 2012: 13 years ago today. The highest UK lottery prize ever to remain unclaimed (£63.8m) eventually went to good causes as the winer did not come forward by the deadline of 23:00 GMT. #OTD

One more guess than usual today #Wordle 1,629 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: You cannot snore and dream simultaneously.

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On this day in 1992: 33 years ago today. The first text message was sent to a mobile phone by Vodafone engineer Neil Papworth in Berkshire. It was sent to test out the technology and read Merry Christmas. Nowadays, around 25 billion texted messages are sent each day #OTD

One more guess than usual for me today #Wordle 1,628 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: The average office employee throws away 360 pounds of recyclable paper each year.

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Damn Amazon and Black Friday... I ordered four Kindles and they sent me a "Two Ronnies" DVD. 😳

Day 2 of my advent calendar - I’m now wishing that I hadn’t eaten all of the chocolates on Day 1 !! 🙄 And…

On this day in 1929: 96 years ago today. Britain’s first 22 public telephone boxes came into service. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and installed as part of a new scheme for policing, they were made available for general use in the Barnes, Kew and Richmond Districts. #OTD

One fewer guess than usual today #Wordle 1,627 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: Loss of the smallest finger of either hand would result in about 50% loss of hand strength in that limb.

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On this day in 1966: 59 years ago today. Royal Mail issued Britain’s first special edition set of Christmas stamps. #OTD

It was all about finding the right initial letter today! #Wordle 1,626 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: The average American eats at McDonalds 1,811 times in their lifetime.

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On this day in 1987: 38 years ago today. At Christie's auctioneers in London 🇬🇧, a painting by Edgar Degas, 'The Laundry Maids', was sold for £7.48 million. #OTD

One more guess than usual for me today #Wordle 1,625 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: Like most humans, dogs and cats also usually have a dominant right or left side with their limbs too.

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On this day in 1962: 63 years ago today. Britain 🇬🇧 and France 🇫🇷 announced a joint agreement to design and build Concorde, the world's first supersonic airliner. #OTD

Really struggled solving this one today #Wordle 1,624 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: The brain takes the longest of any human organ to develop and it goes through more changes than any other organ too.

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On this day in 1990: 35 years ago today. Margaret Thatcher made her last speech outside of No.10 Downing Street following her resignation as UK Prime Minister. #OTD

A lucky 2nd guess made this obvious today #Wordle 1,623 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: There are 18 different species of penguins 🐧 The fastest swimmers being the Gentoo penguins. They can reach a maximum speed of 22mph. They can also dive to depths up to 665 feet and remain under water for up to 7 minutes.

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On this day in 1976: 49 years ago today. The four millionth 'Mini' car left the production line. #OTD

My 4th guess made this obvious today #Wordle 1,622 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: The human brain is 75% water and has the consistency similar to tofu or gelatine.

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On this day in 1922: 103 years ago today. Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon, (Carter’s sponsor), became the first men to see inside the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun near Luxor 🇪🇬 since it was sealed 3,000 years previously #OTD

Didn’t figure it out until I began getting letters in the correct positions today #Wordle 1,621 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: If a person or an animal is born with colour-blindness, they will usually have superior night vision.

Good morning everyone xx Don't forget guys, today is #NationalCakeDay The more you eat, the harder you are to kidnap... 🍰🙄 And don’t forget, you don’t have to brush all of your teeth; just the ones you want to keep! 😬

On this day in 1984: 41 years ago today. Band Aid rock stars gathered at Sarm Studios in London to record 'Do They Know It's Christmas', to aid famine relief in Ethiopia. #OTD

An average score for me today #Wordle 1,620 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: A crocodile’s maximum running speed is 11mph.

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On this day 1991: 34 years ago today. Ultimate showman, and lead singer with Queen, died of AIDS at the age of 45. #OTD #RIPFreddieMercury

On this day in 1972: 53 years ago today. One of only eight 1933 pennies minted was auctioned at Sotherbys for £7,000. #OTD

Multiple options for the initial letter today #Wordle 1,619 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: Located on the Arctic Ocean, Utqiaġvik (formerly known as Barrow) is one of the largest settlements in Alaska 🇺🇸, and the country’s northernmost community. Utqiaġvik has 24 hr daylight from May 10 - Aug 2 and 24 hr darkness from Nov 18 – Jan 23.

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On this day in 1963: 62 years ago today. The BBC broadcast the first ever episode of Doctor Who #OTD

A very difficult one for me today, but I got lucky with my last guess! #Wordle 1,618 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fact of the day: A single fully established tree produces around 260 pounds of oxygen per year. An acre of trees produces the amount of oxygen that is consumed by 18 people in a year.