On this day in 1969: 57 years ago today. British yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston sailed into Falmouth Harbour, completing the first non-stop solo voyage around the world. He was at sea for 312 days. His yacht was named Suhaili which means "good wind". #OTD
Had difficulty finding the correct 2nd letter today. Many possibilities. #Wordle 1,768 5/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: The current most popular choice of school dinner in UK schools is pizza.
On this day in 1983: 43 years ago today. One pound coins replaced one pound banknotes in England and Wales. #OTD
A calculated (and lucky) third guess; after having found out which vowels are used today.
#Wordle 1,767 3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: There are 8 different species of bear. 4 have their habitat in the Northern Hemisphere and 4 in the Southern Hemisphere.
‘‘Twas a stark reminder of just how old I am now when I received this card for my birthday last weekend 😳
On this day in 1981: 45 years ago today. Steve Davis became the world snooker champion at 23 years of age, beating Doug Mountjoy at Sheffield 🇬🇧 #OTD
Was obvious after my 4th guess today
#Wordle 1,766 5/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, but it is also 400 times closer to Earth—so from the Earth, the moon and the sun look about the same size!
On this day in 1995: 31 years ago today. The first television advert for football pools was screened in a £1.5m Littlewood's campaign.
The UK ban on such commercials was lifted after the company protested to the government that the National Lottery was hitting their profits #OTD
One more guess than usual for me today #Wordle 1,765 5/6
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: At its core, the sun’s temperature is about 15 million degrees Celsius (about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit)
On this day in 1994: 32 years ago today. West Indian batsman Brian Lara broke the record for the highest individual score in Test Cricket when he scored 375 against England in Antigua. #OTD
Very unlucky with my 3rd guess today #Wordle 1,764 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: The incense used in the Catholic Church symbolizes prayers rising to heaven. It is also used to bless and purify.
On this day in 1969: 57 years ago today. The age at which a person was eligible to vote in Britain was lowered from 21 to 18. #OTD
Finding the first and last letters early made this easier today
#Wordle 1,763 3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: Only 4% of couples say that they never argue.
On this day in 1953: 73 years ago today. Queen Elizabeth II launched the Royal Yacht Britannia. It was used by the British Royal Family for state and diplomatic tours for the next 45 years. Now permanently moored as an exhibition ship at Ocean Terminal, Leith - Edinburgh #OTD
Struggled to figure out the correct last letter today #Wordle 1,762 5/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Fact of the day: A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its year. Mercury rotates very slowly but revolves around the Sun in slightly less than 88 days.
On this day in 1912: 114 years ago today. The British built RMS Titanic luxury ocean liner that had collided earlier with an iceberg about 400 miles from Newfoundland sank at 2:20 a.m. More than 1,500 people drowned or froze to death in the icy waters. #OTD
