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Tim Berners-Lee awarded the British Order of Merit

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the accolades-and-acolytes dept.

MarsBar writes "The BBC is reporting that Sir Tim Berners-Lee has been awarded The Order of Merit, a royal award granted directly by the Queen. Previous recipients have included Florence Nightingale, Sir Winston Churchill, Bertrand Russell, Graham Greene, Sir Edward Elgar, Mother Teresa and Margaret Thatcher."

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  1. Re:discussed it with my kids by Chandon+Seldon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's safe. It's the really cute and funny kitty cat picture that occasionally shows up on goatse-looking URLs.

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