Truth or Myth? The Queen had a private toilet at Wembley Stadium Truth At the old Wembley Stadium (the twin towers one), the Royal Box had private rooms, including a dedicated lavatory for the monarch...
We were at the Guinness Storehouse on Sunday, and as part of the visit they were explaining the impact Louis Pasteur had on the development of the drink. This got me wondering, I’m sure he was f...
Odysseus/Ulysses is one of the richest characters in mythology. They are the same person, known as Odysseus in Greek, and Ulysses in Latin. 🏺 Who Ulysses (Odysseus) was Odysseus was the king of Ithaca...
Well we’re just back from a weekend jolly to Dublin. And while we were there I got curious…. They always used to say Guinness is good for you. But, is it really? Well, having done some dig...
Everyone knows about Number 10 Downing Street – the home of the British Prime Minister. Some also know that the Chancellor on paper lives at Number 11. But what’s the story with the rest o...
Let’s face it, who could forget it if you are of a certain age? Danger Mouse was a kids cartoon great of the 1980s and early 90s running for a total of 90 episodes. Between himself and his trust...
This one came about as I surprised a friend with a bit of food based trivia over dinner the other week. Chinese crispy seaweed of the kind you get at Chinese takeaways and restaurants in the UK is act...
It surprised me that much when I read this one I had to do some digging at it turns out it is true. The story seems to go as follows; It was a quiet September evening in 1975 when an 18-year-old Steph...
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character and story, who was best known as “The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” What it’s about? Sweeney Todd is a barber in Victorian London who murders his customers by sl...
Everyone talks about things being an old wives’ tale – but what actually is one? That’s what we wanted to know. An old wives’ tale is perhaps best explained as a traditionally held b...
