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During WWII, the USSR gifted a visiting Royal Navy submarine with a reindeer. Lacking any other form of transit, the reindeer (named Pollyanna) joined the crew for a six week return voyage.

During her tour, Pollyanna slept under the captain's bunk.

(Image: @NatMuseumRN.) pic.twitter.com/rjfjqLSVGP

— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) January 19, 2020

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You cannot read this too many times. pic.twitter.com/0oeYFRVGIw

— Shirah Bamber (@shirah_bamber) December 30, 2019

A guide to which emojis are and aren't penguins:

🐼 Not a penguin
🐄 Not a penguin
⛄️ Cold but not a penguin
🦨 Not a penguin
🍳 Right colours but not a penguin
🦡 Not a penguin
💾 Forgotten what this is
🏁 Not a penguin
🐧 Penguin
🎱 Don't count on it#PenguinAwarenessDay

— innocent drinks (@innocent) January 20, 2020

Isn’t that what Judas Iscariot did #MOTD pic.twitter.com/oYTuDx3hX1

— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 Threads tobyontv (@TobyonTV) January 18, 2020

GOOD THINGS TO DO IN JANUARY:

• Enjoy a gorgeous sunrise at 10am
• Buy shares in a gritter company
• Breathe outside, pretend to be a dragon
• Stock up on shorts whilst they're cheap
• Enjoy a gorgeous sunset at 11am

— innocent drinks (@innocent) January 22, 2020

The BBC refusing to comment on what the BBC is reporting about the BBC is the most British thing of all British things https://t.co/8ApEVq0SNQ

— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) January 22, 2020

A vegan said to me, "People who sell meat are gross!"

I said, "People who sell fruits and vegetables are grocer."

— Bargain Hunters (@Bargains90) January 23, 2020

“Erm… can I borrow you a sec… I think I might have… done something… quite bad?”

Translation: I’m quite sure I accidentally just deleted the entire company’s database

— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) January 24, 2020

It is bitterly disappointing that after a victory in the Lords the government have voted down my amendment in the Commons. What could be more humane than asking that unaccompanied child refugees stranded in Europe be able to join relatives in this country? https://t.co/XiwoY0FIiz

— Alf Dubs (@AlfDubs) January 22, 2020

If you re-edit the Two Ronnies' Mastermind sketch so that Ronnie B is asking the right question, the audience is just pissing themselves laughing at the correct answers. pic.twitter.com/vPKyKJpRHX

— Darren Dutton (@Darren_Dutton) January 19, 2020

Let’s get this version round American twitter as a classic British comedy sketch and confuse them.

— t.ghelani (@tghelani) January 19, 2020

WE🇪🇺STILL❤️YOU🇬🇧

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtuskEPP) January 24, 2020

On Good Friday in 1930 the BBC evening news announced "There is no news." Then they played piano music instead.

— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) January 24, 2020

WHY CAN’T CHARITIES JUST RUN EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS SITTING ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN WITH NO COMPUTERS OR PAID STAFF LIKE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES DO🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/Pv1koKR3kN

— Ben Wittenberg (@ben_wittenberg) January 24, 2020