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 ...
Here are some clear, and also interesting facts bits of trivia about the great English author and playwright William Shakespeare. This may appear a bit cultured at times for PubChat – given we&#...
Having had a magpie land in the back garden the other day, Mrs PubChat asked me if I saluted him. That of course got me thinking as these things do. Why do people salute magpies? Well, it seems truth ...
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...
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...
Now this is definitely one to file in the pile of random facts. The thought came to me while watching TV on an evening and I thought I really must have a google and find out. Don’t ask me why, I...
Now I’m not a fan of abbreviations, acronyms and text speak, but reading this one did make me go OMG.The first recorded use of “OMG” actually dates back well over a century now and came about a long t...
The first webcam was created to solve a very British problem: wasted trips for empty coffee ☕💻 Which makes it just perfect for us at PubChat as we all love a coffee of three in the morning. It a...
No we’re not kidding… it really does exist The Wife-Carrying World Championship is a real and gloriously bizarre sporting event from Finland 🇫🇮. 🏆 The Basics 🏃♂️💨 The Race 📏 Rules (yes, there are rul...
