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, ...
The oldest underground (Tube) train station in the world is Baker Street, London 🚇. Why Baker Street? Important nuance: Lines served (5): Key details: Fun fact:Some platforms are decorated with Sherlo...
Have you ever noticed how a cat’s eyes seem to shine and glow when car headlights hit them? Road “cat’s eyes” (the little reflective studs) typically seen in the centre of a road between lanes work us...
Yes, Hell in Norway is a real place. And better still yes, it does freeze over every winter. 😈❄️ 🔥 Where is Hell? 🧊 Why it’s famous 🚉 Hell Station 🌡️ Climate irony 😄 Pop culture & trivia 📍 F...
Believe or not the UK’s Smallest Town has a population of just 370. This is just another weird and wonderful bit of general knowledge brought to you by the team at PubChat Fordwich is a tiny historic ...
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...
Back again with another fun piece of trivia you didn’t realise you needed to know – this one really is general knowledge at it’s finest. This is one that it is possible to get a numb...
Here is one for us to be proud of a nation – the London Underground is officially the oldest underground railway system…. In the world. By the mid-19th century, London was overcrowded and streets were...
