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⚓ Protecting HMS Victory is about more than preserving a ship. It’s about safeguarding a national story. In response, we are undertaking a major conservation step, fully enclosing her in scaffolding to stabilise her structure and prevent further damage. orlo.uk/zw5g1

#OnThisDay 1807 the Abolition of Slave Trade act gains Royal assent making trade of African slaves illegal in the Empire. In the decades that followed the Royal Navy captured over 1600 ships, freeing over 150,000 slaves. The cost was 2% of Government spending or half of RN budget

In honor of Tolkien Reading Day and the destruction of the One Ring, we bring you a special announcement.

'Interior of Canterbury Cathedral' by Albert Goodwin (1845-1932).

Disney has cancelled their deal with OpenAI. They planned to invest $1 billion into the company and let Sora have access to AI generate videos of characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. (Source: hollywoodreporter.com/business/digit…)

Die Ahnfrau (1919).

March 24, 1603: Queen Elizabeth I passed away at the age of 69 after ruling England for 44 years.

Exclusive look at the creation of Rocky in ‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’. “We had two versions of Rocky — an animatronic version and a puppeteerable version.”

This British instructional film from 1973 describes and demonstrates how soldiers should respond to 'aggro'. Film: IWM DRA 1314 <1/2>

“It's like being allergic to the air.” — Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026), dir. Gore Verbinski

Andy Weir says he would 'absolutely' write a sequel to #ProjectHailMary He has ideas, but '[not] a good enough one yet' (via @nytimes)

"You couldn’t ask for more than that"🗣️ D-Day veteran John Dennett has died aged 101 BFBS Forces News captured a powerful moment when he watched an Airbus A400M Atlas fly past—returning to Normandy 80 years on

'That old weird bell strange tales could tell' by James Drummond, 1867.

Webb captured this new image of galaxy Messier 58, in both the near and mid-infrared, as part of a treasury of 55 massive, star-forming galaxies. The data on the properties of these galaxies will add insight to our picture of how galaxies grow and evolve over cosmic time.

Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up with original Barmkin wall mock-up over pre 1913 ruin image. Castle famous for Highlander (1986). #EileanDonan #ScottishCastles

Large crowds of Orthodox Christians gathered in the center of the Georgian capital to mourn Ilia II, the spiritual leader who led the church through nearly half a century of Georgia's often tumultuous history reut.rs/3NQBvau

Crescent moonset over the Los Angeles industrial stack 🌛

A Southern California surf coach is being hailed as a hero for saving a father and daughter who got caught in a rip current. abcnews.link/sQPeOJ3