Gary Lineker holds a proud record of never having received a yellow or red card in his entire professional club or international career. That’s across: In his 16 year professional career Lineker playe...
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 ...
Petr Čech 🇨🇿🧤 Undoubtedly one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation. Petr Cech holds the record for the most clean sheets in the Premier League with an impressive 202 over his career. Quick hi...
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...
Porter beer has one of the most interesting and influential histories in beer — it’s basically the great-grandfather of modern dark beer styles like stout. Here’s the story: 🍺 Origins (1700s London) P...
Well, ok if you’ve ever made it from scratch before you obviously will. This is more for those that like to make their sauces by opening a jar. What it is:A creamy, slightly tangy pink sauce, mo...
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...
