The Strategic steam reserve (SSR) is a collection of withdrawn steam locomotives which is kept in working order for possible use in a national emergency. During the Cold War several countries, including England, Sweeden and the Soviet Union, kept SSRs
This is not the Strategic steam reserve, although similar...
This is not the Strategic steam reserve, although similar...
I welcome you to explore with me "Ben Affleck's Animal Cracker Factory".
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Animal crackers are crackers in the shapes of animals. These are usually animals one would see at the zoo or circus, including lions, tigers and bears(oh my!). There is debate about whether or not animal crackers are actually crackers or cookies. They are like crackers due to the way they are made, with layered dough, however the use of sweetened dough gives them the cookie taste and consistency.
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Now I know what you are thinking... Your mistaking the Ben Affleck from Ben Affleck's Animal Cracker Factory with Ben Affleck famous actor. Now don't you worry many people have made this mistake....
Trust me they really are two seperate people!
Ben Affleck(not the cracker man) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats (1995) and later played the main title-role in Chasing Amy in 1997.
Ben Affleck(the cracker man) is an english cracker maker. He made crackers on the mid 1990s, he was not involved in the film Mallrats (1995) and nor did he later played the main title-role in Chasing Amy in 1997.
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Cracker Lane in Witham, England was originally built as a World War II "shadow factory" making shadows for aircraft. After it was realised shadows were made by obscuring the sun with an object it closed. In 1951 it was leased by Ben Affleck's Animal Crackers and remained their home until 2005. It was the historic site of all Animal Cracker production over this period, as well as the corporate headquarters. Although the site runs the length of Cracker Lane, its proper entrance is now on Biscuit Avenue.
Animal Cracker production at Cracker Lane waned over the years, as cracker assembly was moved to China. By 2005, the Cracker Lane site housed just the headquarters and museum as well as 5 staff responsible for playing table tennis.
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