10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 31 January:
- This date in 1881 saw the birth of Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, famous for being the first ballerina to embark on a world tour. Her most famous dance is the Dying Swan.
- In 1982 Sandy Duncan gave her final performance as Peter Pan in Los Angeles. The actress, blind in one eye, had completed 956 performances and never missed a show. She flew a total of 261.5 miles during her tenure.
- In 2013, an Asteroid which had been discovered at Ukraine's Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in August 2008 was named 274301 Wikipedia.
- In 1983, it became compulsory to wear seat belts in cars in Britain.
- In 2015, Lydia Ko of New Zealand, aged 17, became the youngest golfer to be ranked number 1 in the world. She was almost four years younger at the time of her achievement than the previous record holder, Tiger Woods had been.
- In 2012 an Afghan woman was killed by her husband and mother-in-law. Her crime? Giving birth to a third daughter when her husband wanted a son.
- In 2013 a train overshot the end of the tracks and crashed into the ladies toilets in Brisbane, Australia, leaving 14 people injured.
- In 1910, Dr Crippen poisoned his wife, cut her into small pieces and buried her in the cellar.
- In 2001, a conman in Kentucky bought $2 worth of fast food from Dairy Queen in Danville, handing over a fake $200 note, with a picture of George W Bush with a sign reading "We like Broccoli" on it. The cashier, who was presumably half asleep or not familiar with US currency and the fact that only dead presidents appear on it, handed over $198 in change. As there are no real $200 notes, the conman couldn't be charged with forgery, only theft.
- In 1867, the four bronze lions at the base of Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square, London, were completed by painter Sir Edwin Landseer and put in position.
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The Power of Love
Willow believes in crystal healing, cosmic ordering and the significance of chance encounters. She believes there's a spiritual explanation for everything. Except she struggles to find a reason why she can turn herself into mist and create a wave of energy which can slam a would-be mugger into a wall. Or why the love of her life left her for a mysterious woman in sunglasses, who then disappeared without trace.
A chance encounter with Firebolt, leader of the Freedom League superhero team, in a Glastonbury coffee shop, does turn out to be significant. He offers her a new start and the chance to use her powers for good.
Servant is a Christian who has joined the Freedom League in order to use his teleporting power to serve God. He and Willow clash from the start, yet they are drawn inexorably to one another.
When Willow leaves the team abruptly for reasons unknown, Servant knows he must put her out of his mind and find a nice Christian girl to settle down with. He is about to propose to devout and straight-laced Ruth, when Willow returns and turns his entire world upside down.
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