60 of the world’s happiest facts
1. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 2. If you fake laugh long enough you’ll start to really laugh, really, really hard. 3. The book cover to the prize winning short story collection,...
View Article7 super movie theatres everyone should visit
High ticket prices. Broken seats. Staff who don’t seem to get that a proper cinema experience can be bigger than the movie itself. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s what I find too often on trips to the...
View Article40 astonishing facts you’d never believe are true
1. There’s more stars in the universe than grains of sand on earth. 2. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. 3. Most humans alive today have never made a phone call. 4. In the African country of Lesotho,...
View ArticleThe 37 most astounding facts about sex you’ll ever read
1. Alligator’s have erections for 100% of their lifetime. 2. Cleopatra is credited with the invention of the vibrator. She is said to have taken insects and placed them inside a hollow sphere. The...
View Article29 American customs that surprise the rest of the world
You might think over the last few years America’s popularity around the world has taken something of a battering. Yet the annual Anholt-GfK Nation Brands Index, an international survey measuring the...
View ArticleNovelty stores: 5 weird bookshops every book lover will adore
Where do you get your fiction fix – the library? The local bookstore? Online? Well, it’s time to step it up a notch: sometimes the shop itself is as fascinating as the titles you’re there to purchase....
View Article21 female political leaders you need to know about: Part one
A roll-call of the political elite in the past fifty years is a pretty depressing document for anyone who’s got even a passing interest in gender equality: although it’s been sixty-one years since the...
View Article21 female political leaders you need to know about: Part two
If you tuned into Part One of our round-up of women in politics, you’ll have seen us highlight the fact that although it’s been sixty-one years since the UN Convention on the Political Rights of...
View ArticleThe 7-minute miracle: Meet the Japanese train cleaners who never run late
Journalist Charli James provides a behind-the-scenes peek at a crew of Japanese train cleaners who keep the Shinkansen bullet trains clean on a super tight schedule. Shown in this video is the...
View Article7 things I’ve learnt about Finland living in Kathmandu
Finland is one of the world’s richest and most developed countries, famed for its Nordic welfare and functioning society. It’s commonly accepted that when you’re born in Finland, you’ve already won...
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