Introduction Do you know the theme tune to a show you have never seen and would never see? Can you name at least a handful of characters, give a basic rundown of the plot and&hellip
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Famous Weird Facts About Coffee
Introduction Since journey to the Americas in the 17th century, the world has become addicted to hot caffeine-based drinks. From the east came tea and from the west came coffee and the two have been&hellip
Famous Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented By Rednecks
Introduction In the north of the USA, ‘rednecks’ (those from the southern states) have a reputation for being boorish, racist, beer-swillin’, gun-totin’, in-bred, fervently religious, deeply conservative and not particularly intelligent types who still fly&hellip
Famous Oddly Accurate News Sources
Introduction We all use our conventional news sources to keep us reliably informed of what is going on in the world: The BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera International, Reuters, AP or any one of any number&hellip
Famous Ways You’re Being Deceived Without Even Knowing It
Introduction Advertisers use all sorts of funny language to deceive us’¦ so do politicians. All around us we are being bamboozled with nonsense information, misleading slogans and dodgy claims; what’s more, people get away with&hellip
Famous Groups You Didn’t Know Are Discriminated Against
Introduction We know that a lot of groups are discriminated against: on grounds of religion (or lack of one), skin colour, nationality, weight and gender but there are many more than these stock and everyday&hellip
Famous Events in American History
Introduction Despite being just over 300 years old, the USA has a number of world-changing events in its history. To most, American history is the Revolution / War of Independence, the Civil War and its&hellip
Famous Evil Couples
Introduction Most serial killers operate on his or her own ‘ whether male or female it is a rare thing to have an accomplice and even rarer to have a willing accomplice. There are a&hellip
Famous French Painters
Introduction To some, there is no better painter than a French painter ‘ the country has been responsible for some of the world’s most celebrated painters and their works of art. With each new movement,&hellip
Famous Things Nobody Tells You about Living in the Wilderness
Introduction Living outdoors, going green and getting back to nature may seem a rather trendy way to live in the modern age and for some it is a way of shunning the mod cons and&hellip
Famous Harmless Words (That Sound Incredibly Offensive)
Introduction Language is a funny thing and some words sound nothing like what they mean, especially as the language evolves and adopts words from other languages. What often then happens is that two words sound&hellip
Famous Civil War Battles
Introduction War is a terrible thing but when it divides a country in two, it has the power to divide families either by geography or by philosophy. Protecting one’s borders against an enemy without can&hellip
Famous Czars of Russia
Introduction The word czar or tsar is a Russian corruption of the old Latin name Caesar (used as a title for the Roman emperors). Even to this day, Russian history is little known in Europe&hellip
Famous Notable and Notorious Exploitation Films
Introduction There seems to be a time when filmmakers were pushing the boundaries of what had previously been acceptable: sex, violence and bad language were not common at one point. Attempting to portray something far&hellip
Famous Examples of Bravery
Introduction Bravery: it can hit any of us at any time and quick thinking overtakes any fears we might have about our own safety. Throughout history, men and women have displayed some of the most&hellip