30 November

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 30 November:

1. Born this date in 1835 was Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), American writer. He said, "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig."
2. This date in 1874 saw the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, British politician known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He said, "I am prepared to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."
3. In 1913, Charlie Chaplin made his film début, without his mustache and cane, in Making a Living, a Mack Sennett one-reeler.
4. In 1878, Australia’s national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, was performed for the first time in Sydney.
5. Don Turner and David Pearson of Kenya become champion bird spotters on this date in 1986, spotting 494 species of bird over a 48 hour period.
6. The first Football match between England and Scotland took place in Glasgow on this date in 1872. It ended in a 0-0 draw.
7. In 2001, one Mike Madden inventor, of Crackpot Cottage Honley Huddersfield, was treated for whiplash after a grey Squirrel landed on his invention, a bird feeding hat full of nuts.
8. In 1936, the Crystal Palace in London was destroyed by fire. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, it was originally erected in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition in 1851. The spectacular blaze could be seen from miles away.
9. In 1222, according to contemporary reports, Dragons were seen over the city of London. Soon afterwards, there were severe thunderstorms and floods.
10. In 1996, a National Lottery draw was delayed by 1 hour when the machine failed to select any balls.

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A Superhero love story.

Sent away to school to get her away from undesirable company, Agnes finds herself homesick and lonely. A brief connection with Jason Warner leads to the teenage crush to end all teenage crushes. Jason is barely aware Agnes exists, but she plans her whole future around him.

It is only when they meet again as adults that the connection becomes mutual; but before it can develop, Jason makes a discovery which rocks his entire world. He needs time alone, away from everyone, including Agnes. When Jason is finally ready to go back to his old life, Agnes has moved on and he cannot find her.

Agnes is now a single parent to the remarkable Seraphina. The Power League want to harness Seraphina's powers for evil before the Freedom League become aware of her. Agnes has no idea her new colleague and friend is a supervillain with his own agenda, and his willingness to babysit is not as innocent as she thinks. As Incendio starts teaching Seraphina to use her powers, the Freedom League intervene. Little do they know that they have found one of their own.

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