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The Whole World’s Going Bananas! The banana is arguably the world’s most versatile fruit. While most commonly eaten raw, its soft creamy flesh can be baked, fried, grilled, […]

Sporting Deaths that Shocked the World We all need to accept that we are going to die at some point in the future. Unless you are unfortunate enough to be killed in conflict, […]

The Amazing Hummingbird Hummingbirds – Origins, Species and Range Experts believe that early species of hummingbird began to diverge from their “swift” […]

The World's Smallest Bird? Most of us know that the ostrich is the world’s largest and heaviest extant bird species. The long-necked bird can grow up to 9 ft ( […]

The World’s Five Most Elevated Countries The High-life You might well know that the small island nations of Tuvalu, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands and Kiribati have an […]

Pigeons and Pigeon Keeping You probably know that ‘pigeon fancier’ is the common term used for someone who keeps and breeds pigeons as a hobby. The genteel pastime […]

How the Pigeon Conquered the World! From Barcelona to Bangkok, Dublin to Delhi, Stockholm to Sydney and beyond, the pigeon is a common sight in many towns and cities […]

The UK's Five Wild Doves and Pigeons Pidgeon or Dove? The first thing to know about doves and pigeons is scientifically speaking, they are the same living species. For […]

50p Coins – Could You Be Minted? Introduction of the 50p The 50p coin was first introduced to the UK on 14 October 1969, when the country’s imperial currency system was […]

The World's Five Egg-Laying Mammals Monotremes? I guess not many of us are too familiar with the egg-laying mammals of the world. There are only five, which are the […]

Currencies of the World What is a Currency? Do you know that the word “currency” is derived from the Latin word “currere”, meaning ‘to run’ or ‘to flow’? A […]

Top Five Countries: GDP per Capita (2023) What is GDP per Capita? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be described as the total monetary value of all goods produced and services […]

The World’s Five Least Populated Countries Exactly what is a country? The most accepted definition of a ‘country’ is a sovereign state whose borders are fully acknowledged by […]

The World's Five Newest Countries The United Nations (UN) currently comprises of 193 countries as well as the observer state of the Vatican. However, the number of […]

Unclaimed Lands of the World Did you know there are almost 200 countries and a further 55 territories and dependencies in the world? Thus, it might come as a bit of […]

The World in a Nutshell! Overview of Earth Do you know that experts estimate the Earth to be some 4.5 billion years old? It is the fifth largest of the eight […]

Five Hilarious Clips – Only Fools And Horses Only Fools and Horses Only Fools and Horses is an iconic British sitcom that was created by comedy screenwriter John Sullivan […]

Five Hilarious Clips From The Young Ones The Young Ones The Young Ones is a British sitcom written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, and Lise Mayer. Mayall, along with Adrian […]

Five Classic Clips From Fawlty Towers Fawlty Towers Fawlty Towers is an iconic British television sitcom written by husband and (then) wife, John Cleese and Connie […]

Five Absolute Classic Monty Python Sketches Monty Python’s Flying Circus Monty Python’s Flying Circus was a British TV comedy sketch show that was broadcast on the BBC bet […]