It is widely proclaimed that April Fool’s Day originated in France in 1562, or thereabouts, when Pope Gregory replaced the Julian calender […]

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World that still survives. Can you name […]

The world’s worst traffic jam occurs during the summer on the road from Paris to Toulouse, France. The year 2000 record of […]

Forks were first used in the Middle Ages, but eating with one was considered scandalous. In the 11th Century, when a Greek […]

Plant-eating dinosaurs did not eat grass, because there wasn’t any – so it is thought. During the Mesozoic Era, when the dinosaurs […]

Sometimes it’s on the tip of your tongue… “What is it called again?” It’s not always easy to remember those out-of-the-ordinary things […]

A baby is born in the United States every 8 seconds. Worldwide, 3 babies are born every second. More babies are born […]

The Old English word “eke” – “e, k, e” – (pronounced “eek”) – meant “in addition to.” In the old days people […]

Transplanting hair is a grafting procedure that takes 4 to 5 hours, with the patient under local anaesthesia. A strip of scalp […]

In the time of Jesus a person of 33 years old was a senior. Even just 100 years ago, the average life […]