When Queen Elizabeth was born she stood third in line for succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. (It was never expected that she would become Queen, but now she has 9 royal thrones - 1 at the House of Lords, 2 […]
Between the 8th and 14th January 2016, Justin Bieber became the first artist ever to hold the top 3 spots in the UK charts at the same time. (He took the number 1 spot with 'Love Yourself', at 2 it was 'Sorry' and 3 was 'What Do You Mean'. I'm sorry? What do you mean […]
David Bowie's album "Blackstar" reached number 1 in the American album charts. It was his first number 1 album in the US, and the first posthumous number one album in the US since Michael Jackson's "This Is It" soundtrack, which topped the chart in November 2009. (He had managed to reach number 2 spot with […]
15-year-old schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade, from the KC Gandhi High School, Kalyan, India, has become the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an innings in any form of cricket. (He reached 1000 runs in just 323 balls whilst batting against Arya Gurukul School in the Bhandari Cup (a tournament in India for under-16s). His score […]
Don't let your kids read this... The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten announced the death of Santa in their obituary section. (Seemingly, Santa died at the age of 227, on 3rd December in Nordkapp, Norways’s northernmost point. The funeral will be held at North Pole Chapel on 28th December. They have apologised for "an internal error", but […]