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Imperial Weights and Measures
The British Imperial System of weights and measures was officially introduced to Great Britain by ‘The Weights and Measures Act’ of 1824. Within two years, the system had been […]

British TV Sitcoms
The popularity of the British TV sitcom started in the 1950s and grew steadily throughout the 60s and 70s. In the 1980s there were almost 200 different sitcoms that happened to grace the UK’s […]

British TV Comedy
The first real comedy show on British TV was Hancock’s Half Hour. First broadcasted by the BBC in 1956, it starred Tony Hancock as a cantankerous, single, middle-aged man dealing with life’s […]

The Birth of the British Sitcom
The first British TV comedy was Hancock’s Half Hour broadcast by the BBC in 1956. Adopted from radio, it starred popular comedy actor Tony Hancock as Anthony Aloysius St John […]

Are you getting enough?
We all know that fruit is part of a healthy, balanced diet, so it’s important that we eat enough of them on a regular basis. Fresh fruit is a great accompaniment with any meal or may […]

The Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race that is held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. The event, which is both prominent and popular in the British calendar, is […]

What’s in a Name?
People have been handed out nicknames for millennia. They are usually, but not always, bestowed with affection, by a person or group of people who know the subject intimately. Nicknames are […]

Asian Food & Restaurants
Many Asian dishes are packed full of a great range of exotic herbs and spices making the continent’s cuisine amongst the tastiest in the world. If you have a penchant for spicy food then […]

Did you know that the *English Football League consists of four divisions of professional association football clubs? However, did you also know that, founded in 1888 as the Football League, it’s the oldest such […]

What’s in a name?
”What’s in a name?”, so the old saying goes! Well, quite a lot when it comes to a movie title. A catchy title can often create something of a ‘memorable’ film, even if the rest of it is not […]

Are you a fan of 1960s to 90s music?  How about travel? Well here’s a fun trivia quiz that combines the two. All the questions ask if you know which group or solo artist first sang the well-known song that has a […]

Geography is a huge subject, that includes the study of the world’s topography, climate, soils, natural resources, and both natural and man-made features. It also entails the study of people, culture, and their […]

To quote Tony Robbins, the famed American motivational speaker, ”One reason people succeed is that they have knowledge other people don’t”. Well, here’s a fun 12 question multi-choice quiz to test your knowledge […]

A Few Facts on Africa
Do you know Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, both in terms of size and population? Africa is also the hottest continent on the planet. For thousands of years, much of the […]

Did you know?
Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the UN, once said “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”

Here’s […]

Did you know?
Did you know that the term “pseudonym” is derived from Greek and literally translates as “false name.”?

There are many reasons why someone, especially a celebrity or others in the spotlight, […]

Why Read?
There are few people who would dispute the benefits of reading. According to experts, some of those benefits are improved brain function, increased vocabulary, greater general knowledge, and better […]

Upton, Dorset – The Five Minute Guide Upton in Brief Upton is a town located on the Isle of Purbeck in the southeast of Dorset, southwest England. The town forms part of the […]

Wimborne Minster in Brief
Wimborne Minster is a market town and civil parish in East Dorset, southwest England. The town is situated at the confluence of the River Stour and River Allen, about 5 miles (8 km) […]

Bard News!
It may come as no great surprise that William Shakespeare is generally recognised to be the world’s best-selling author of all time. While it’s difficult to be anything like precise, some estimates of […]