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Week commencing 24th October

24 October 2022

Now that many of us are back in the office, it's time to reacquaint ourselves with the art of conversation. ​ Every Friday, we will offer up some interesting tidbits for the coming week. Use them for your own enjoyment or to make yourself the most interesting person around the watercooler, in the break room, or wherever office chat is happening.

"Kamikaze" drones have been in the news as Russia uses them with devastating effect in the war in Ukraine. Click the image to read the history of kamikaze, the Japanese 'special attack team' of military aviators of WWII. ​ (AKG3807073 © akg-images / Pictures From History)
"Kamikaze" drones have been in the news as Russia uses them with devastating effect in the war in Ukraine. Click the image to read the history of kamikaze, the Japanese 'special attack team' of military aviators of WWII. ​ (AKG3807073 © akg-images / Pictures From History)
October 24, 1931: ​ Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. (AKG812232 ©akg-images)
October 24, 1931: ​ Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. (AKG812232 ©akg-images)
24th October: Get your diyas out for Diwali, the festival of lights. Click the image to see more. (AKG6546037 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images)
24th October: Get your diyas out for Diwali, the festival of lights. Click the image to see more. (AKG6546037 © Philippe Lissac / Godong / akg-images)
25th October: ​ It's the birth anniversary of almost everybody's favourite cubist - Pablo Picasso! Did you know that Pablo Picasso's full name is 23 words long? It's actually Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso. ​ Click the image to see more about Picasso. ​ (AKG110995 “Jacqueline with flowers”, 1954 by Pablo Picasso. © akg-images)
25th October: ​ It's the birth anniversary of almost everybody's favourite cubist - Pablo Picasso! Did you know that Pablo Picasso's full name is 23 words long? It's actually Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso. ​ Click the image to see more about Picasso. ​ (AKG110995 “Jacqueline with flowers”, 1954 by Pablo Picasso. © akg-images)
26th October: ​ In 1918, Cecil Chubb gave Stonehenge - which he purchased for £6,600 in 1915 - to the nation. (AKG7493599 “Stonehenge”, 1835. by John Constable © akg-images)
26th October: ​ In 1918, Cecil Chubb gave Stonehenge - which he purchased for £6,600 in 1915 - to the nation. (AKG7493599 “Stonehenge”, 1835. by John Constable © akg-images)
28th October: In 1886 the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled and dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland. ​ (AKG638350 The making of the statue from copper sheets in Atélier Gaget, Paris. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is inspecting the wooden frame of the left hand. © akg-images)
28th October: In 1886 the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled and dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland. ​ (AKG638350 The making of the statue from copper sheets in Atélier Gaget, Paris. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is inspecting the wooden frame of the left hand. © akg-images)
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