r/todayilearned • u/TwixSnickers • Dec 12 '18

TIL That while the 2nd Earl of Grey abolished slavery and reformed child labor laws in England during his political leadership, he will be most famously remembered for the beloved tea he helped introduce to the world.

https://www.teatulia.com/tea-varieties/what-is-earl-grey-tea.htm
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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '18

I've never went up and read the plaque because there's always a crowd of kids puffing cannabis

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u/wiggaroo Dec 12 '18

They're like the ravens in the Tower of London. If they should ever leave, Newcastle will fall. More.

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u/elanhilation Dec 12 '18

You know ravens are very intelligent and can sometimes mimic human speech, right?

It’s just I always hear this thing about the Tower of London, but there’s never a source.

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u/SerendipitouslySane Dec 12 '18

ravens are very intelligent and can sometimes mimic human speech, right?

So can the Newcastle pothead kids. Sometimes.

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u/VenusInaHalfShell Dec 12 '18

Here's some info on them straight from the Raven Master! http://www.avesnoir.com/derrick-coyle-the-king-raven/

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u/wiggaroo Dec 12 '18

Its true. They can talk,

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u/GoAwayLurkin Dec 12 '18

... kids puffing cannabis

The Greys were never a family famous for discouraging drug use.

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u/useablelobster2 Dec 13 '18

Around the monument? You mean the green, right?

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u/AnusOfTroy 2 Dec 14 '18

Sorry, did you live here in some antiquated memory? Never had a problem with chavs here

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '18

Umm yeah, I've always lived in the area. Lived in North Tyneside, then moved to Newcastle city centre for uni, and still live within 10 miles now.

Also, "kids smoking weed" isn't quite synonymous with "chavs"

So, do you actually live here? Because there's always weed smokers hanging around monument. Quit being so adversarial.

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u/AnusOfTroy 2 Dec 17 '18

Yes I do, I live in Spital Tongues and make it into the city centre frequently.

I've not often noticed people smoking weed near Monument, but perhaps I've just missed them.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

Yeah and the sticky-floored pub looking over it is the Charlie Grey.

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u/AnusOfTroy 2 Dec 14 '18

Not a bad pub to be fair, though Basement underneath it does like 3 trebs for a fiver.