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Old 30-06-2018, 01:50 PM #1
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The 7/7 attacks and the Grenfell fires are the only ones I can think of tbh...
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The Swine Flu Took place during BB10
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Didn't Michael Jackson die ,during one of them,I am sure BB told them,unless I dreamt it.
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MJ’s death took place during BB10 as well, though Federico BB4 leaked it to the house...
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I won’t consider those two as significant events because they were pre-planned...
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I won’t consider those two as significant events because they were pre-planned...
So were the 7/7 attacks if you want to split hairs
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No like “publicly” pre-planned...
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The 7/7 attacks are the most prominent, they talked about it in BBLB and how they would tell hms if any were effected
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Big Brother 1 (18 July-15 September 2000):
Concorde Crash. (25 July)
Nintendo GameCube is revealed. (24 August)
2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. (15 September)

Big Brother 2 (25 May-27 July 2001):
Beijing is awarded to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. (13 July)

Big Brother 3 (24 May-26 July 2002):
2002 FIFA World Cup. (May 31-June 30)

Big Brother 4 (23 May-25 July 2003):
No significant world events.

Big Brother 5 (28 May-6 August 2004):
No significant world events.

Big Brother 6 (27 May-12 August 2005):
London is awarded to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. (6 July)
7/7 Bombings (7 July)

Big Brother 7 (18 May-18 August 2006):
Serbia and Montenegro split. (3 June)
2006 FIFA World Cup (9 June-9 July)

Big Brother 8 (30 May-31 August 2007):
iPhone is released. (29 June)

Big Brother 9 (5 June-5 September 2008):
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. (8-24 August)

Big Brother 10 (4 June-4 September 2009):
Swine Flu Outbreak begins. (11 June)
Michael Jackson's Death. (25 June)

Big Brother 11 (9 June-24 August 2010):
2010 FIFA World Cup. (11 June-11 July)
WHO declares the Swine Flu Outbreak OVER. (10 August)

Will do C5 tommorow...
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on day 31 of bb5 Becky arrived and stunned the house. Little did they know on the same day Brandy Norwood released Afrodisiac and left the whole world stunned
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Big Brother 1 (18 July-15 September 2000):
Concorde Crash. (25 July)
Nintendo GameCube is revealed. (24 August)
2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. (15 September)

Big Brother 2 (25 May-27 July 2001):
Beijing is awarded to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. (13 July)

Big Brother 3 (24 May-26 July 2002):
2002 FIFA World Cup. (May 31-June 30)

Big Brother 4 (23 May-25 July 2003):
No significant world events.

Big Brother 5 (28 May-6 August 2004):
No significant world events.

Big Brother 6 (27 May-12 August 2005):
London is awarded to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. (6 July)
7/7 Bombings (7 July)

Big Brother 7 (18 May-18 August 2006):
Serbia and Montenegro split. (3 June)
2006 FIFA World Cup (9 June-9 July)

Big Brother 8 (30 May-31 August 2007):
iPhone is released. (29 June)

Big Brother 9 (5 June-5 September 2008):
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. (8-24 August)

Big Brother 10 (4 June-4 September 2009):
Swine Flu Outbreak begins. (11 June)
Michael Jackson's Death. (25 June)

Big Brother 11 (9 June-24 August 2010):
2010 FIFA World Cup. (11 June-11 July)
WHO declares the Swine Flu Outbreak OVER. (10 August)

Will do C5 tommorow...
ummmm... all the sports stuff was pre planned
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Ah right ,I knew they had been told.
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