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, ...
Having spent last weekend on a farm that had a pair of peacocks. Obviously one had a large tail, which was periodically ‘on show’. This got me wondering about the how and why. It’s one of ...
Having spent a weekend away this weekend by the water, I was left with more questions than answers. One specific question having been surrounded by them all weekend, is why are Geese so noisy? It turn...
Linux is one of the most influential operating systems in the world, yet also one many people haven’t heard of and ultimately don’t realise they use. It powers servers, smartphones, superc...
As far as all research can find, only one football referee has ever appeared on the cover of a major video game. Who? Whilst no referee has ever appeared on one cover, Collina appeared on two of them,...
A typical fizzy drink bottle (like those used for Coca-Cola or Pepsi) doesn’t explode at a specific temperature alone, however it will explode when the pressure inside the bottle becomes higher than t...
As a child born in the 80s there was no way to avoid Mr Blobby as I grew up. I was definitely in the ‘love him’ camp, although he also gave other children nightmares. Mr Blobby was a chaot...
With my interest piqued following a comment that someone made on a reel on facebook I went and did some research into the history of confetti. Amazingly having done some research it turns out that it ...
Here’s a random bit of trivia for you For this we are just looking at league football clubs in England in the 2025/26 season 🦅 Clubs with birds on their badges 📊 Total That gives you 15 clubs ou...
