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UPDATE: The event for 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID19. Competitors may next meet on 26 September 2021 for World Stone Skimming Championship. The British have lots of unique sporting (well at least outdoor) events all the year round. These include the following: Egg-throwing World Championsips, Bog-Snorkelling World Championships, Workd Conker Championships (where…
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The grand structure that connects Gateshead and Newscastle over the River Tyne is nicknamed the ‘Blinking Eye Bridge’ because of its shape and the tilting method to let ships pass beneath. Gateshead Millennium Bridge was opened to the public on 17 September 2001, while Her Majesty the Queen officially opened it on 7 May 2002.…
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A ‘brownie’ from the kitchen – not a piece of cake but a fairly-like spirit that mostly appears as an old man wearing a grey mantle (coat). A Wag-at-the-Wa is fond of children and strict about the house’s outlook: it must be neat and tidy. He even punishes those cooks who are lazy. If anyone…
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Proclaimed Queen of England on 6 July in 1553, she is the shortest reigning monarch in British history. Lady Jane is called the “Nine Day Queen”, since the Privy Council of England changed views – and the choice of King Edward VI, who wanted Lady Jane on the throne – and proclaimed Mary, Roman Catholic…
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‘Halt, who comes there?’‘The Keys.’‘Whose keys?’‘Queen Elizabeth’s Keys.’‘Pass then, all’s well.’ The above dialogue can be heard daily at around 8 p.m. by those who visit The Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. The event is supervised by the Yeoman Warders. GR8 to KnowAdmission is free but you must book a “ticket”…
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The noise woke Her Majesty up. She saw a bleeding man sitting at the end of her bed, murmuring, ‘Can I have a cigarette?’ A true story based on the Scotland Yard’s report. Featured image credit: David Levenson, Getty. Michael Fagan was seen on the railings near the gates to the ambassadors’ entrance of Buckingham…
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Welsh words are not easy to pronounce. Moreover, the language is uneasy to learn. But it’s worth a try since it is among the oldest still existing European languages. Give it a go, will you? Here are some words to go one – two are linked with pronunciation site where you can check the further…
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The popular children’s rhyme was first published in 1609, long after Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) died in 1558. However, rumours say that the rhyme has a hidden bloody event behind the words… Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer are referred to as the Oxford Martyrs, three Protestant bishops who were victims of religious…
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The latest DNA research by scientists of Otago University, New Zealand have revealed that popular Nessie must have been an eel, however, a giant one. No more monsters at Loch Ness? The team of Scientist captured more than 250 DNA samples from the lake, even its deepest parts. According to geneticist professor Dr Neil Gemmell…
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