27 February

 10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 27 February

1. On this date in 2002 Spike Milligan, writer and a principal cast member of The Goon Show died at the age of 83. His epitaph reads, "I told you I was ill."
2. This date in 1919 saw the first public performance of Holst's The Planets.
3. Shrove Tuesday fell on this date in 2001. Glasgow University researchers took the opportunity to reveal that the best way to crack an egg is to hold it in palm of your hand, and break it with a palette knife using similar force to that you would use when slicing a Banana.
4. In 1734, the first Polar Bear arrived in London, from Greenland.
5. In 2008, the UK experienced its worst Earthquake in 25 years at 5.2 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was Market Rasen in Lincolnshire.
6. In 2014, the Kepler Telescope discovered 715 new planets.
7. In 1557, the first Russian embassy opened in London as the ambassador arrived having had a hellish journey including being shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland. Exactly one year later, a trade mission from Russia arrived, bringing sable skins with the teeth, ears and claws of the animals preserved.
8. The Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court) was opened on the site of Newgate Prison, London, on this date in 1907.
9. In 1939, Britain’s most haunted house, Borley Rectory, was mysteriously destroyed by fire.
10. In 1997, an American Family Publishers' Sweepstakes advertisement was mailed to the Bushnell Assembly of God in Florida. It read, "God, you may already be a sweepstakes winner". It wasn't revealed whether God was actually a winner, or not.

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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