Interesting Fact – Food
This one could have been labelled under “time” too. Seemingly the old “5 second rule” is a myth. (For those of you who don’t know what it is, the 5 second rule says that if you drop some food on the floor, as long it hasn’t beenthere for longer than 5 seconds, it’s okay to […]
Interesting Fact – Accents
I like accents, I think they make language interesting and varied, but all accents are not equal, and it seems supermarket chain Morrisons agrees with me. They issued a callout for actors with northern accents to feature in a campaign for the supermarket, but they went on to specify that “nobody from Liverpool” should apply. […]
Interesting Fact – Entertainment
According to a report by BARB, the official body for collecting TV audience figures, nearly 5% of British homes do not own a television. (That’s about 1.3 million UK households with no TV, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t watch TV: Whilst some people prefer life without the gogglebox, changing viewing habits have led […]
Interesting Place – The longest city in Europe
Krivoy Rog aka Kryvyi Rih is the longest city in Europe. (It is situated in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine with a population of about 660,000. The distance between the two furthest districts, Terni and Ingulec, is about 75 kilometers. Thanks to Liliana for sharing this fact.
Interesting Fact – Health
According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics, we Brits are ill for one fifth of our lives. (Women suffer the most, being sick for 19 years on average, compared with men who are poorly for 16 years. The most worrying aspect is that healthy life expectancy — the time spent feeling well […]