Krampus – The ‘Ant...
Meet a new and disturbing character to add to the pantheon of Christmas mythical beings … Krampus!
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Charles Babbage – Computer Pioneer
Posted on Mar 30, 2012
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How was the order of our alphabet determined?
Posted on Jun 5, 2012
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Why is the scoring system in Tennis so odd ?
Posted on Apr 24, 2012
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The Ball-point pen
Posted on Jan 6, 2012
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Budloe Night – Guernsey Bonfire Night
Posted on Nov 2, 2012
Norfolk Island – A Histo...
Discovered by Captain Cook during his second voyage in 1774, Norfolk Island is an island with an unusual & chequered history.
read moreWhen there were two Guernseys
There was a time when Guernsey consisted of 2 separate islands. It was military expendiency that drove the effort to re-unite the 2 parts of ‘Sarnia’ again.
read moreWordsmith – Indian wordp...
Improve and test your wordpower against some Indian words that have found their way into the English language.
read moreThe Origin of the Saxophone
The saxophone is a truly versatile instrument. Used in Rock, Jazz, Blues & Classical music. Sexy, funky & cool … but when and how was it invented?
read moreMore Heroic Failures
It’s part of the human experience that despite our best efforts “Things just don’t work”. Here we look at some amusing examples of how to fail with real elan.
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