With apopulation of over 1.3 billion, China has more people than any other country on Earth. About a third of the population lives in cities, and the rest of the people live in the countryside. Arts and crafts have a long history in China. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese were some...
Mary, Queen of Scots Mary Queen of Scots was often confused with Mary I, Queen of England, but she was a Scottish Princess and was actually the Queen of Scotland and France. Take a read of these awesome facts about her. Mary Stuart, who was to become Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ...
With Prince William by her side,Duchess Kate gave birth to a baby boy at London's St. Mary's Hospitalon Monday. The royal baby birth's will likely dominate water cooler chatter this week. To celebrate, here are some facts about the latest heir to the throne that'll make you sound lik...
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I have found facts about my grandparents (who I knew) and my great-grandparents (who I didn’t know), and even my great-great-grandparents. I spent years tracing names and dates and newspaper clippings and church bulletins and military records… and I’ve put together some pretty comprehensi...
The Rifle Brigade, the 60th Rifles, and the Queen Victoria's Rifles, with a battalion of British tanks and 1,000 Frenchmen, in all about four thousand strong, defended Calais to the last. The British Brigadier was given an hour to surrender. He spurned the offer, and four days of ...
(sigh) In The Travel Book, 204 countries are showcased (each gets a single page of facts and quirky points of interest), so we are going with 204. We are learning about one country a night and finding its location on our globe. We should be reporting back in a little less than 7 ...
(check out the Strand Arcade for top Australian designers, the Queen Victoria Building, and David Jones department stores).The Rocks– site of Sydney’s first settlement in 1788, this area is close to theHarbour Bridge, Opera House and Circular Quay and has a great Saturday market, pubs and...
Discover 24+ Tree-mendously Surprising Christmas Facts Have you ever wondered why we hang stockings above the fireplace? Did you know that Santa Claus was a real person? Where did the idea for a Christmas tree come from? Read on to discover the answers to these questions and many more ...
The book is really a collection of writings, letters, testimonials, and previously published articles about fairy folk, with special attention to the photos taken by Frances and Elsie. Despite the pretense in his introduction that he’s just laying the facts on the table for analysis, you can...