Here’s the real purpose behind those diamond patches on backpacks

You know that weird little leather diamond on your backpack? The one with the slits? That kind of looks like a pig snout? Or ...
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How much do you know about Hilary Mantel, the oldest Oscar winners and world's most expensive race? It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, January 14, 2026

Mark Rylance portrayed Thomas Cromwell in the television adaptation of Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' — but was this the book ...

Move over Ball x Pit—I just found a website that maps the location of over 51,000 and counting of the world's public pinball machines

Move over Ball x Pit—I just found a website that maps the location of over 51,000 and counting of the world's public pinball ...
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The 'micro mosaic' at Holkham Hall that uses a fascinating, unusual technique pioneered by the Vatican

John Goodall speaks to the Earl of Leicester about one of the most unusual and beautiful objects at Holkham Hall in Norfolk.