1. This is the anniversary of the day in 1898 when a patent was granted to Edwin Prescott for the first rollercoaster with a vertical loop. 2. Actually a French invention called a “Centrifugal Railway” with a vertical loop had been installed in Paris 50 years earlier in 1848. 3. […]
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1. North Korea gained independence from Japan 72 years ago today on August 15, 1945. 2. Two years ago today, on August 15, 2015, North Korea created “Pyongyang Time” moving its clocks 30 minutes back making it 8.5 hours ahead of GMT. 3. North Koreans born since the 1950s are […]
1. Afternoon tea began around 1840 as an idea of the Duchess of Bedford to deal with the problem that she got hungry between lunch and dinner. 2. At first, she just had tea and a snack alone in her boudoir, but soon began to invite friends. 3. The terms […]
GETTY – STOCK IMAGE This month is shaping up to be one of the rainiest Augusts on record in the UK 1. The average speed at which a raindrop falls is about 14mph but large raindrops can reach speeds up to 20mph. 2. The average raindrop takes little more than […]
1. Although lions are often referred to as King of the Jungle, they generally live in grassland or plains, not jungles. 2. In the last 30 years, the number of lions in Africa has halved. It is now about 34,000. 3. Tigers are bigger than lions. They can weigh around […]