Interesting Factoids about Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”
Dec15

Interesting Factoids about Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

A Chrismas Carol’ is a story firmly embedded into the British psyche and traditions surrounding Christmas. In this article we’ve gathered together some of the more curious, and rather interesting factoids about Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

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Christmas Traditions – The First Ever Nativity Play
Dec12

Christmas Traditions – The First Ever Nativity Play

Even in modern, secular Britain there is one tradition that still holds sway at Christmas – The Christmas Nativity Play. In this article we look at the 800 year old origin of this Christmas institution.

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Christmas Factoid : ‘Jingle Bells’ wasn’t originally written as a Christmas song
Dec01

Christmas Factoid : ‘Jingle Bells’ wasn’t originally written as a Christmas song

Ever wonder why ‘Jingle Bells’ is the only Christmas song that doesn’t mention Christmas, Jesus or the Nativity ? That’s because it was written to celebrate Thanksgiving.

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Does any other Animal ‘Speak’ or Communicate like Humans?
Nov28

Does any other Animal ‘Speak’ or Communicate like Humans?

Chimpanzees share about 99% of our DNA, making them our closest living relatives, so the questions might be better re-phrased as “Can chimps speak?”

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Why are only some substances magnetic?
Nov24

Why are only some substances magnetic?

Magnetism is a manifestation of some very fundamental physics, ultimately linked to the orbital motion and spin of the electrons in atoms.

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The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry – A Timeline
Nov20

The Royal Guernsey Light Infantry – A Timeline

WWI has become a byword for slaughter on an unimaginable scale. It was war on an industrial scale. No country in Europe was immune from its effects even Guernsey. In this article we look at the main timeline of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, or R.G.L.I, which was Guernsey’s patriotic response to Britain’s call to arms.

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Can Magnets Wear Out?
Nov17

Can Magnets Wear Out?

Toy magnets sometimes come with warnings not to drop them or heat them up, lest they lose their magnetic power. But is that true can magnetic substances really lose their magnetism ?.

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Why Is the Sea Blue?
Nov14

Why Is the Sea Blue?

Why Is the Sea Blue?

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From Coffee to Commodities – The London Stock Exchange
Nov10

From Coffee to Commodities – The London Stock Exchange

Did you know … The London Stock Exchange was originally a coffee shop

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Does Tea Have More Caffeine than Coffee?
Nov07

Does Tea Have More Caffeine than Coffee?

Does tea have more caffeine than coffee? This is one of those perenial questions.

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Scratchy Problems – What is Itching all about ?
Oct20

Scratchy Problems – What is Itching all about ?

Insects, scabs, rashes, and even dust can all create the insatiable desire to scratch! Even conditions such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder can create this same sensation. Scratching your own body is rather an odd thing to do, so why exactly do we itch?

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Good News for Bibliophiles – Reading is Good for You Physically as well as Mentally!
Oct17

Good News for Bibliophiles – Reading is Good for You Physically as well as Mentally!

At last, Science has confirmed what every bibliophile has always suspected … READING IS GOOD FOR YOU !

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Why Does Ice Float?
Oct13

Why Does Ice Float?

Water is one of the strangest chemicals in the universe, and many of its strangest features turn out to be essential for life as we know it, particularly the almost unique property of water related to freezing. So why does it float when it becomes a solid?

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How to Make Cider in 7 Easy Steps
Oct03

How to Make Cider in 7 Easy Steps

Cider has been made for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence shows that ancient European and Asian cultures used apples to make a crude version of cider as early as 6500 B.C. In this article we demonstrate how easy it is to make golden Guernsey Cider.

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What Other Animals, Beside Man, Use Tools?
Sep22

What Other Animals, Beside Man, Use Tools?

We’ve known for some time now that primates, such as Chimps, are able to use primitive tools. However there are other animals that use tools, one of which may completely surprise you…

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