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...
Let’s face it, who could forget it if you are of a certain age? Danger Mouse was a kids cartoon great of the 1980s and early 90s running for a total of 90 episodes. Between himself and his trust...
This one came about as I surprised a friend with a bit of food based trivia over dinner the other week. Chinese crispy seaweed of the kind you get at Chinese takeaways and restaurants in the UK is act...
It surprised me that much when I read this one I had to do some digging at it turns out it is true. The story seems to go as follows; It was a quiet September evening in 1975 when an 18-year-old Steph...
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...
That’s the question I found myself musing over this morning while wandering round the house getting ready for work. And I don’t even like bananas! The short answer to this vital question: ...
Have you ever heard the phrase and wondered where it came from? I did, so I set about looking into it. “Close, but no cigar” quite simple means you almost succeeded, but didnt quite get there. I...
Every cat owner will be able to relate to this one, not a problem that dog owners have. Both of us in PubChat towers have experience of this with many cats over time. Why do cats follow people t...
This one is a bit of a follow on from the recent post asking the question about “are two heads better than one?” I’m sure you can all see how my train of thought ended up here at thi...
