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The Top 10: Things people are remembered for that they didn’t actually do John Rentoul © Provided by The Independent
Inspired by 24 hours of clips of Christopher Plummer not actually singing “Edelweiss”, marking the actor’s death earlier this month, Stewart Wood suggested this list and nominated no 1. I excluded things people are remembered for saying that they didn’t actually say, as we have already done Misquotations and Misattributed Quotations.
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Eating a hamster: Freddie Starr.
The Sun’s front page headline from 1986 dogged the late comedian for the rest of his life. He never ate or attempted to eat a friend’s hamster. The story was planted by Starr’s publicist, the late Max Clifford, to drum up publicity for a tour. To add insult to injury, Starr was a vegetarian. Thanks to David Lister.
Residents encouraged to look west for Spanish ship Friday morning
Guam on Friday will welcome the Juan Sebastián de Elcano, a Spanish Navy ship, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation.
A small ceremony with dignitaries to greet the ship will be live-streamed, will be closed to the public due to COVID-19. However, Melvin Won Pat-Borja, president of the Department of CHamoru Affairs, said residents are encouraged to see the ship from the Western shore.
The ship is expected around 5 a.m. Friday, with an expected dock time at Naval Base Guam around 10:45 a.m. The ship travels by sail, so times can change depending on conditions at sea.
Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino called on Filipinos to consider the victory of Lapulapu in the Battle of Mactan as an inspiration in the fight against COVID-19.
This was the message of Dino at the start of the 100-day countdown towards the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (QCP) on Jan. 17.
The Philippines is set to mark the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan, the Philippine part in the first circumnavigation of the world, on April 27, 2021.
The Battle of Mactan depicts the Filipino s serious yearning and regard for liberty and independence, Dino noted in a speech read by Assistant Sec. Anthony Gerard Jonji Gonzales in Lapulapu Monument in Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City.
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