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Britain's Lost Traditions: Maypole Dancing The maypole dance is a traditional European folk dance that typically celebrates the arrival of spring. In Britain, the dance is […]

Britain's Lost Traditions: Egg Dumping Britain’s many traditions and customs reflect the country’s rich cultural history. These celebrations are almost all tied to the […]

Britain's Lost Traditions: Penny For The Guy Britain’s many traditions and customs reflect the country’s rich cultural history. These celebrations are almost all tied to the […]

Britain's Lost Traditions: Carlin Sunday Britain’s plethora of traditions and customs reflect the country’s rich cultural history. These celebrations are almost all tied to […]

'Mack the Knife' Uncovered A Curious Song I’ve always liked the popular swing number ‘Mack the Knife’ since I first heard it over 50 years ago. Since there […]

'Mack the Knife' Uncovered A Curious Song I’ve always liked the popular swing number ‘Mack the Knife’ since I first heard it over 50 years ago. Since there are f […]

Five Of The World’s Oldest 'Things' In 2001 the zircon crystal was unearthed at the Jack Hills sheep ranch in Western Australia. As it turned out, it was the oldest […]

A Burmese Classic Staple: Mohinga Unless you’re a bit of a foodie there is a reasonably good chance you won’t have heard of mohinga. Well, for your information, as a riv […]

A Burmese Delicacy: Laphet Thoke Now and then, many of us will enjoy a refreshing cup of green tea. However, did you know there’s a country where many people ‘eat’ green tea […]

Five ‘One-Of-A-Kind’ Animals Did you know there are around one million known insect species on the planet? This easily makes the insect the most diverse animal in […]

Five Exotic Vegetables You Must Try! Vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet so we must eat enough of them. Most vegetables are a great source of vitamins, […]

Five Exotic Vegetables You Must Try! Vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet so we must eat enough of them. Most vegetables are a great source of vitamins, minerals, […]

Three Famous Sister Acts From Yesteryear The “Boswell Sisters” are arguably best-remembered as the earliest pioneers of the all female close-harmony group. The vocal trio […]

The World's Five Most Consumed Beverages The broadest definition of a beverage is “any portable liquid”, suggesting the term includes water. Colloquially known as “the elixir of […]

The World's Five Most Consumed Beverages The broadest definition of a beverage is “any portable liquid”, suggesting the term includes water. Colloquially known as “the elixir […]

A Salute To The Tomato You might know your onions but how well do you know your tomatoes? Here’s a brief narrative on one of the world’s most consumed food […]

The World’s Five Deadliest Land Animals Unlikely as it may seem, man’s deadliest adversary from the animal kingdom is the tiny mosquito. They are estimated to kill up to 1 […]

Five of the Remotest Places on Earth Most experts agree that humans first appeared on Earth around 6 million years ago. It was not until the turn of the 19th century that […]

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, […]