It wasn't until I joined Special Forces, the British Special Air Service, that my watch fetish really took hold.

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From the outside, the two-story house wasn't special it probably dated back to the '70s.

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What makes this Spurs revival special is that it wasn't so predictable.

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He believes it wasn't just the odd collisions that made his band special - it was the irreverent spirit behind them, the sense of reckless adventure.

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But when the special guest finally materialized on the main stage, it wasn't Daft Punk, it was R.

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