22 February

 10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 22 February:

1. This date in 1918 saw the birth of Robert Pershing Wadlow, the World’s tallest man, who would grow to a height of 8ft 11.1in.
2. In 1907, Joshua Duckworth opened Britain’s first purpose built cinema, the Central, in Colne, Lancashire.
3. In 1956, Elvis Presley scored his first top 10 hit in America with Heartbreak Hotel. The song was written by Mae Boren Axton, and tells the true story of a suicide in a hotel room.
4. In 1997, an adult Sheep was cloned at the Rosslyn Institute Edinburgh. The scientists named her Dolly, after Dolly Parton, because they'd used udder cell tissue to create her.
5. In 1967, the world's first white Gorilla was found in Africa.
6. In 1979, two girls out sledding in West Yorkshire saw a UFO. Although no-one else saw it at the time, another witness reported seeing a similar object fifteen minutes earlier.
7. In 1995, Steve Fossett completed the first crossing of the Pacific Ocean in an air balloon.
8. In 1920, an artificial rabbit was used for the first time at a dog race track in Emeryville, California.
9. In 1797, 1,400 French troops attempted to invade Britain. They landed at Fishguard, Wales, but didn't get very far. Allegedly, they mistook Welsh women in national dress for British troops and surrendered.
10. In 1876, a 14 year old girl called Carolina Olsson, from Möönsteras, Sweden, fell into a mysterious sleep which lasted 32 years. She woke up on April 3, 1908, and lived a normal life after that, living to the age of 89.

A superhero love story:

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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