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...
Wales officially has more castles per square mile than any other country in the world – a whopping 427 of them. The largest stronghold is Caerphilly (pictured), a 1268 behemoth tha...
