More than once before I’ve been driving along with a Pigeon or similar keeping up with the car at 25-30mph This got me wondering, how fast can birds fly? And which one is the fastest? The answer...
So, having had the pleasure of walking Monaco last year, and driving round Silverstone for their annual lap of lights, I got wondering… which F1 Grand Prix track is the longest? Depending on whe...
With it being Easter weekend as I write this and we’re off to a car boot later, I got curious and thought I would. take a look into the history of them… While the concept of selling items ...
When I was sat watching the grand prix in Suzuka last weekend, I started wondering about some Grand Prix trivia. I actually had more than one thought so you will see other posts on this pop up in due ...
If you read our blog the other week on funny UK place names and thought the UK was quirky, mainland Europe takes it to a whole new level. Most of these names are perfectly innocent in their native lan...
Britain has a long history of “accidentally” hilarious place names. Now, the truth is, most of these names were perfectly innocent in Old English or Old Norse, but a thousand years or more...
It’s a common misconception that train guards (often officially called Conductors or Train Managers) just wander the aisles of the train checking your tickets. However, while that is part of the job, ...
Having spent last weekend on a farm that had a pair of peacocks. Obviously one had a large tail, which was periodically ‘on show’. This got me wondering about the how and why. It’s one of ...
Having spent a weekend away this weekend by the water, I was left with more questions than answers. One specific question having been surrounded by them all weekend, is why are Geese so noisy? It turn...
Linux is one of the most influential operating systems in the world, yet also one many people haven’t heard of and ultimately don’t realise they use. It powers servers, smartphones, superc...
