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5 Extraordinary Facts About Bees
Bees pollinate one-third of the food we consume and have been on Earth for over 100 million years.
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Cats: What Makes This Species So Remarkable
A cat's purr vibrates at a frequency of 25 to 150 Hertz, which is the same range that can promote bone and tissue repair.
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The Fascinating Biology of Chester zoo: 5 Facts Worth Knowing
Chester zoo has over 30,000 animals and 500+ species, it is the best zoo in the UK, one of the largest in Europe, and one of the best in the world.
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What Science Reveals About Dinosaurs: 5 Key Facts
Birds are technically dinosaurs Birds evolved from small, feathered theropod dinosaurs, that survived the mass extinction 66 million years ago.
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Dogs: 5 Surprising Truths from the Natural World
Dogs were the first domesticated animal, evolving from a now-extinct wolf species 15,000 - 23,000 years ago.
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5 Extraordinary Facts About Dolphins
Dolphins are intelligent mammals that can recognize themselves in a mirror, an ability shared only with humans, apes, and elephants.
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Elephants: What Makes This Species So Remarkable
Elephants pregnancy lasts almost 22 months, the longest of any land mammal, leading to highly developed, intelligent calves.
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The Fascinating Biology of Flamingos: 5 Facts Worth Knowing
Flamingos are born grey-white (not pink). They turn pink, orange, or red from by eating carotenoid in brine shrimp and algae, and turn white if their diet is insufficient.
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What Science Reveals About Geese: 5 Key Facts
Geese fly in a V-shaped formation to reduce air drag, allowing them to travel up to 70% further than a single bird can fly, migrating thousands of miles.
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Giraffes: 5 Surprising Truths from the Natural World
Giraffes are the tallest land animals, up to 18 feet tall (5.5 meters), with newborns around 6 feet tall.
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5 Extraordinary Facts About Hedgehogs
They are not related to porcupines: A hedgehog has between 5,000 and 7,000 hollow spines made of keratin, which they use to curl into a protective, spiky ball when threatened.
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Horses: What Makes This Species So Remarkable
Horses can sleep standing up using a special "stay apparatus" in their legs to lock their joints and rest without falling.
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The Fascinating Biology of Koala Bears: 5 Facts Worth Knowing
Koalas are not bears They are marsupials, and are more closely related to wombats (that carry their joeys in a pouch for about 6 months) than any species of bear.
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What Science Reveals About Meerkats: 5 Key Facts
Meerkats live in social groups called "mobs" or “clans” of up to 50 Meerkats. They take it in turn to look out, on their hind legs to warn the group of predators with specific a...
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Owls: 5 Surprising Truths from the Natural World
Owls are able to rotate their heads up to 270 degrees in either direction, as they have 14 neck vertebrae (twice as many as humans)
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5 Extraordinary Facts About Pandas
Pandas have the digestive system of a carnivore but 99% of their diet is bamboo, eating 14 kg (30 pounds) of bamboo, up to 14 hours a day, to get enough nutrients.
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Parrots: What Makes This Species So Remarkable
Parrots are extremely intelligent some can understand and use 1,000+ words, solve puzzles, use tools, understand numbers, colours, shapes, similar to a 4 to 6 year old child.
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The Fascinating Biology of Penguins: 5 Facts Worth Knowing
Penguins are flightless seabirds that "fly" underwater their wings evolved into flippers, allowing them to swim up to 25 mph like marine "aeroplanes".
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What Science Reveals About Pets: 5 Key Facts
Petting a dog or cat improves your physical and mental health, reduces stress, lowers your blood pressure, and increases daily exercise through walking and play.
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Polar Bears: 5 Surprising Truths from the Natural World
Polar bear fur is transparent Despite their white appearance, by reflecting light, polar bears have black skin and transparent, hollow fur that reflects light.
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5 Extraordinary Facts About Rabbits
Rabbits can see nearly a full 360 degrees as their eyes are on the sides of their head, so helping to spot predators.
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Red Pandas: What Makes This Species So Remarkable
Red pandas are not related to giant pandas they belong to their own unique family (Ailuridae) and are closer to raccoons and weasels.
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The Fascinating Biology of Seagulls: 5 Facts Worth Knowing
They are not just "sea"gulls they are highly adaptable, living on every continent and thriving in urban areas far inland by exploiting food waste.
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What Science Reveals About Seahorses: 5 Key Facts
Seahorses are the only species where the male experiences pregnancy and gives birth to young.
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Sloths: 5 Surprising Truths from the Natural World
Sloths are the slowest mammals moving so slowly that green algae grows on their fur to provide natural camouflage from predators.
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5 Extraordinary Facts About Swimming with Dolphins
Top locations to swim with dolphins in Europe Azores, Algarve & Madeira, Portugal – Tenerife, Canary Islands - Sardinia, Italy - Tarifa, Spain – Crete & Kefalonia Island, Greece.
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Zoos: What Makes This Species So Remarkable
Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, UK is one of the world's largest zoos, with over 37,000 animals, and supports over 70 global projects.
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What You Didn't Know About Olio: 5 Key Facts
Olio started in North London, UK in 2015 initially testing the concept using a WhatsApp group of 12 neighbours, to stop food waste by sharing surplus food.
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Discover Shazam: 5 Incredible Facts
Shazam started before modern smartphones Founded in 1999, Shazam launched in 2002 as an SMS service in the UK where users dialled "2580" to identify songs.
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The Essential Guide to Too Good to go: 5 Things to Know
It is the world's leading marketplace for surplus food Founded in Denmark in 2015 it connects users with cafes, restaurants, and supermarkets to save unsold food.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Trolley
Trolley.co.uk and App was launched in June 2021 by a team of volunteers to help consumers reduce the cost of their weekly shopping.
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Banksy: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Banksy is a world-famous street artist from Bristol, UK who kept his real identity a secret since the 1990s, but has more recently been identified as Robin Gunningham.
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What You Didn't Know About Picasso: 5 Key Facts
Picasso's full name was Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruiz y Picasso.
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The History and Success of Apple: 5 Key Facts
Apple was founded Apple in a California garage in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne (who sold his 10% share days later for $800 now worth over $200 billion).
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What Makes Cadbury's Tick: 5 Revealing Business Facts
John Cadbury opened his first grocer's shop in Birmingham in 1824, where he sold tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate, promoted as healthy alternatives to alcohol.
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HP: The Real Story Behind a Global Brand
HP was founded in January 1939 by Stanford graduates Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a small garage in Palo Alto, California.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Lego
Founded in Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen the company was originally a a small carpentry workshop producing wooden toys like ducks and trucks. 2. The name "LEGO" is a ...
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Lindt: Origin, History, and 5 Key Facts
In Switzerland in 1879, Rodolphe Lindt invented "conching" after leaving a mixing machine running all weekend, resulting in the world痴 first smooth-melting chocolate.
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The History and Success of Milka: 5 Key Facts
Founded by Swiss chocolatier Philippe Suchard in 1825, the brand name "Milka" was launched in 1901 as a portmanteau of Milch (milk) and Kakao (cocoa).
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What Makes Nintendo Tick: 5 Revealing Business Facts
Nintendo started in Kyoto, Japan in 1889 and is as old as the Eiffel Tower.
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Playstation: The Real Story Behind a Global Brand
The original Sony PlayStation started from a failed 1991 collaboration with Nintendo to create a CD-ROM add-on for the Super Nintendo.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Samsung
Samsung means "three stars" in Korean, with the vision of making it powerful, vast and everlasting. It started in 1938 in Korea selling noodles, dried fish, and vegetables.
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Xbox: Origin, History, and 5 Key Facts
Xbox in 2001 was Microsoft's first entry into the console market to compete with Sony and Nintendo.
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Harry Potter: What Really Happened Behind the Camera
The 14th-century Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, UK was used for exterior Hogwarts shots, where students learned to fly broomsticks in the first film.
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Inside the Production of Jurassic Park: 5 Fascinating Facts
Most of the island scenes were filmed on Kauai, Hawaii which is often called the "Garden Isle" due to its lush, prehistoric-looking landscapes.
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Star Wars: 5 Behind-the-Scenes Facts You Never Knew
Chewbacca was inspired by a dog: George Lucas modelled Chewbacca after his Alaskan Malamute dog, Indiana, who often sat in the front passenger seat of his car.
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The Making of Toy Story: 5 Remarkable Production Facts
Barbie was supposed to be Woody's love interest in the first film, but Mattel refused permission, only for her to join later in Toy Story 2
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Transformers
The film's partnership with General Motors was so extensive that only American-made cars were allowed to be Autobots in the first film, blocking international cars.
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Chinese Food: 5 Cultural Facts Worth Knowing
Fortune cookies are not Chinese They were actually invented by Japanese immigrants in California in the early 1900s and are virtually unknown in mainland China.
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What You Didn't Know About Indian Food: 5 Culinary Facts
India has the lowest meat consumption per person 30 – 40% of the population are vegetarian. India was the first country to have an all-vegetarian Pizza Hut and Subway.
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5 Surprising Facts About Italian Food
You will almost never find spaghetti and meatballs on a menu in Italy the dish was invented by Italian immigrants in the US. In Italy, meatballs are eaten as a separate course.
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Mexican Food: Food History and 5 Things That Will Surprise You
Burritos are an American Tex-Mex invention rarely found in authentic traditional Mexican cuisine.
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The Truth About Vegan Food: 5 Facts That Challenge Assumptions
Oreos do not contain any milk or animal products despite their creamy filling, making them a popular vegan snack.
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Vegetarian Food: 5 Cultural Facts Worth Knowing
Vegetarians were called Pythagoreans for hundreds of years until the 1840s, after the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who supported not killing animals around 500 BCE.
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The Essential Guide to Scrabble: 5 Things to Know
Scrabble was invented in 1938 by Alfred Butts, an out-of-work architect. It was originally called "Lexiko" and later "Criss-Cross Words" before becoming Scrabble in 1948.
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Artificial Sweetener risks: 5 Facts the Science Actually Supports
Risk of blood clotting brain impairment, cancer (aspartame, saccharin, and acesulfame-K), cardiovascular disease, cognitive dysfunction, damage to gut bacteria.2. Risk disrup...
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5 Evidence-Based Facts About Healthy Eating
Complex carbohydrates like oats and whole grains are essential for sustained energy and mood.
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What the Research Shows About Weight Loss: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
Do Not Skip Meals Skipping meals leads to overeating later. Consistent meal times regulates appetite.
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Weight Loss: 5 Things Worth Knowing, Part 2
Portion Control Using smaller plates and smaller portions helps prevent overeating. Consuming fewer calories than your body burns is the key to losing weight.
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What Makes American English Unique: 5 Revealing Facts, Part 1
American > British Appetizer = Starter .. Barrette = Hairslide .. Bathrobe = Dressing gown .. Bathroom/Restroom = Toilet .. Candy = Sweets .. Parking lot = Car park
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5 Fascinating Facts About American English, Part 2
American > British Pacifier = Dummy .. Pantyhose = Tights .. Parking lot = Car park .. Railroad = Railway .. Sidewalk = Pavement .. Sneakers = Trainers .. Soda/Pop = Soft drink
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Africa: 5 Things That Make It So Interesting
Africa has over 2000 languages representing one-third of all languages spoken worldwide.
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Understanding Arabic: 5 Key Facts Worth Knowing
Arabic is the 5th most spoken language in the world with over 400 million speakers, and is the official language in 22 countries, with roots stretching back over 1,500 years.
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Asia: Language, Culture, and 5 Essential Facts
Asia has over 2,300 languages which is nearly half of the worlds languages in total.
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What Makes Dutch Unique: 5 Revealing Facts, Part 1
Apart from Frisian, Dutch is the closest language to English sharing vocabulary and West Germanic roots.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Dutch, Part 2
Nearly a third of the Dutch language was borrowed with a strong influence from French, adopted during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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English: 5 Things That Make It So Interesting, Part 1
Old English was formed from around 450 AD by Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) who invaded Britain, bringing West Germanic dialects, replacing Celtic languages.
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Understanding English: 5 Key Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
The Statute of Pleading in 1362 made English the official language of law courts, restoring its status.
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Finnish: Language, Culture, and 5 Essential Facts
Finnish belongs to the same family of languages as Estonian.and Hungarian.
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What Makes German Unique: 5 Revealing Facts
German and English are closely related "sister" languages and they share 60% of their vocabulary, making many words easy to recognise.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Greek
Greek is the longest recorded language in the Indo-European family, spanning over 3400 years.
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Greenlandic: 5 Things That Make It So Interesting
Greenlandic belongs to the Eskimo-Aleut language family and is closely related to Inuktitut spoken in Canada.
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Understanding Icelandic: 5 Key Facts Worth Knowing
Icelandic is a North Germanic language that has remained remarkably similar to Old Norse, the language spoken by Vikings over 1,000 years ago.
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India: Language, Culture, and 5 Essential Facts
India has over 19,500 languages grouped into 121 major languages, but India does not have any single language as the "national language".
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What Makes Mandarin Unique: 5 Revealing Facts
Mandarin has over 950 million native speakers It is the official language of China and Taiwan, an official language in Singapore, and 1 of 6 official languages of the UN.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Middle East
The Middle East has over 60 languages with Arabic being the most widely spoken by over 300 million people.
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Polish: 5 Things That Make It So Interesting
Polish has over 40 million speakers and is the second most widely spoken Slavic language, after Russian.
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Understanding Russian: 5 Key Facts Worth Knowing
Russian has over 145 million native speakers and 65 million second-language speakers, and is widely used in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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Scandinavia: Language, Culture, and 5 Essential Facts
Scandinavian languages developed from Old Norse the language spoken by the Vikings, are largely mutually intelligible, meaning they can often understand each other.
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What Makes South America Unique: 5 Revealing Facts
Spanish is the official language in most South American countries, but Portuguese has more speakers as Brazil's population is more than 213 million people.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Turkish
Turkish is spoken by over 80 million people. Many words are derived from Persian and Arabic.
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ADHD: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity that interferes with daily func...
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What You Didn't Know About Diabetes: 5 Key Facts
Diabetes happens when the body cannot produce enough insulin or use it, leading to high blood sugar. Risks include being overweight, physical inactivity, and older age.
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Adele: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Adele's full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins she was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, London, England.
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Getting to Know Alicia Keys: 5 Revealing Facts
Alicia Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook on January 25, 1981 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
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Ariana Grande: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida.
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5 Things You Should Know About Beyonce
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4 1981 in Houston Texas where she developed her singing talents as a child in her mother’s hair salon.
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The Story Behind Billie Eilish: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Billie Eilish was born on December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles California living in the Highland Park neighbourhood, homeschooled by her mother, with her brother Finneas.
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Britney Spears: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi, and grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana, has an older brother Bryan, and younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears.
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Getting to Know Bruno Mars: 5 Revealing Facts
Bruno Mars was born as Peter Gene Hernandez on October 8, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up in the Waikīkī.
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Chappell Roan: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Chappell Roan's real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz born on February 19 1998, in Willard, Missouri.
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5 Things You Should Know About Coldplay
Lead singer Chris Martin was born on March 2 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England. His mother was a music teacher from Zimbabwe, and his father was a chartered accountant.
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The Story Behind Daft Punk: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Daft Punk was a French electronic duo formed in 1993 in Paris consisting of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born Feb 8 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born Jan 3 1975).
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David Bowie: From Early Life to Global Recognition
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London.
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Getting to Know Dolly Parton: 5 Revealing Facts
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19 1946 in a one-room cabin in Pittman Center, Tennessee. She is the 4th of 12 children, having 6 brothers and 5 sisters.
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Dua Lipa: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Dua Lipa was born in London on August 22, 1995 in London, England, to Kosovo Albanian parents, who moved to the UK. from Pristina in 1992.
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5 Things You Should Know About Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran's full name is Edward Christopher Sheeran He was born on February 17, 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
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The Story Behind Elton John: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Elton John was born on March 25, 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. His real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.
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Elvis Presley: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in a 2-room "shotgun" house in Tupelo, Mississippi. He would have had a twin brother, Jesse Garon, but he was stillborn.
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Getting to Know Glastonbury: 5 Revealing Facts
Glastonbury was founded by farmer Michael Eavis in 1970. Originally called the Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival, it cost £1 for entry, including free milk.
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Gorillaz: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Gorillaz is an English virtual band created in 1998 by Blur musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett.
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5 Things You Should Know About Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani was born on October 3, 1969, in Fullerton, California, and grew up in nearby Anaheim, where she lived until her late 20s.
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The Story Behind Harry Styles: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Harry Styles was born on February 1, 1994 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. He grew up Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England.
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Justin Timberlake: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up in Millington, Memphis and the community of Shelby Forest.
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Getting to Know Katy Perry: 5 Revealing Facts
Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California.
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Kraftwerk: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts, Part 1
Kraftwerk formed in 1970 by Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider in Dusseldorf. Kraftwerk translates to "power station" reflecting their industrial, engineered approach to music.
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5 Things You Should Know About Kraftwerk, Part 2
Kraftwerk used a Casio calculator to create music and designed and sold a custom-branded "Kraftwerk Taschenrechner" (pocket calculator) instrument for fans.
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The Story Behind Kylie Minogue: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Kylie Ann Minogue was born on 28 May 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Lady Gaga: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986, in Manhattan, New York.
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Getting to Know Lana Del Rey: 5 Revealing Facts
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21 1985 in Manhattan, New York. She grew up in Lake Placid, New York.
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Lily Allen: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen was born on May 2 1985 in Hammersmith, London, England. She grew up in West London and Islington.
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5 Things You Should Know About Little Mix
Little Mix was formed on X Factor UK in 2011 becoming the first group to win the competition.
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The Story Behind Madonna: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. She grew up in Pontiac, Detroit and Rochester Hills, Michigan.
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Meghan Trainor: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Meghan Elizabeth Trainor was born on December 22 1993 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Getting to Know Michael Jackson: 5 Revealing Facts
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He grew up in a working class family in a 2 bedroom house on Jackson Street.
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Mika: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Mika (Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr) was born on Aug 18 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. His family fled to Paris when he was 1 before settling in London when he was 9.
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5 Things You Should Know About Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus (Destiny Hope Cyrus) was born on November 23 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee. She grew up on a 500-acre farm in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville.
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The Story Behind Oasis: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Oasis was formed in 1991 when Liam joined the existing band "The Rain" and encouraged his brother Noel to join shortly after.
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Olivia Dean: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Olivia Lauryn Dean was born on March 14 1999 in Haringey, London, England. She grew up in Highams Park, North-East London.
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Getting to Know One Direction: 5 Revealing Facts
One Direction was formed on the 7th series of The X Factor UK TV programme in July 2010 by mentor Simon Cowell.
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Paloma Faith: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Paloma Faith Blomfield was born on July 21 1981 in the Hackney London, England. She grew up in Stoke Newington, London.
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5 Things You Should Know About Pink
Pink was born Alecia Beth Moore on September 8, 1979 in born in Doylestown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The Story Behind Prince: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Prince Rogers Nelson was born on June 7 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He had one younger sister Tyka born in 1960, and several half-siblings.
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Pulp: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Jarvis Cocker born 19 September 1963 formed Pulp age 15 while a student at City School in Sheffield in 1978, originally it was called "Arabicus Pulp".
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Getting to Know Queen: 5 Revealing Facts
Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar on September 5, 1946. He went to boarding school in India from 1954 before moving to Feltham, Middlesex in 1964.
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RAYE: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
RAYE was born Rachel Agatha Keen on October 24 1997, in Tooting, London. She grew up in Croydon, South London, England.
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5 Things You Should Know About Rick Astley
Rick Astley was born Richard Paul Astley on February 6 1966, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England.
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The Story Behind Rita Ora: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Rita was born Rita Sahatçiu on November 26 1990 in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), moving with her parents Vera and Besnik to London in 1991 at the age of 1.
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Sabrina Carpenter: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter was born on May 11 1999 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. She grew up in East Greenville, Pennsylvania.
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Getting to Know Sam Fender: 5 Revealing Facts
Samuel Thomas Fender was born on 25 April 1994 in North Shields, England. His parents are Shirley and Alan Fender. He has a brother Liam, who is 9 years older.
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Sam Smith: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Samuel Frederick Smith was born on May 19 1992, in London, England. He grew up in the rural village of Great Chishill in Cambridgeshire.
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5 Things You Should Know About Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on 2 February 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia, a city on Colombia's northern Caribbean coast.
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The Story Behind Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 5 Career-Defining Facts
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor was born on April 10 1979, in Isleworth, London, England. Her parents are Janet Ellis, and Robin Bextor. She has a brother Jackson and sister Martha.
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Suede: From Early Life to Global Recognition
Suede are an English rock band formed while they were studying in London in 1989 and became part of early 1990s Britpop.
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Getting to Know Take That: 5 Revealing Facts
Take That was formed in Manchester in 1990 by Nigel Martin-Smith to be the UK's answer to US boy bands like New Kids on the Block.
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Taylor Swift: Life, Career, and 5 Essential Facts
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13 1989 in West Reading, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, on a Christmas tree farm.
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5 Things You Should Know About The Beatles
Paul McCartney was born on Jun 18 1942. John Lennon was born on Oct 9 1940. George Harrison was born on Feb 25 1943. Ringo Starr was born on Jul 7 1940.
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The Story Behind The Killers: 5 Career-Defining Facts
The Killers was formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning. after Brandon Flowers responded to an Ad placed in a Las Vegas newspaper.
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The Weeknd: From Early Life to Global Recognition
The Weeknd’s real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye He was born on February 16 1990, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The Essential Guide to Geysers: 5 Things to Know
The word Geyser comes from the Icelandic word Geysir, meaning "the one who gushes". Iceland uses geothermal water from its geysers for heating homes and greenhouses.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Mountains
Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level, reaching 8,849 meters (29,031 feet).
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Northern Lights: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
The Northern Lights are caused by charged solar particles from the sun colliding with gas molecules in Earth's upper atmosphere.
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What You Didn't Know About Thunder and Lightning: 5 Key Facts
The first stage of the process is a rapid upward movement of warm moist air which cools and condenses to form towering cumulonimbus clouds.
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Discover Volcanoes: 5 Incredible Facts
Volcanoes have created most of the earth's surface. Volcanic ash and lava break down over time to create nutrient rich soil.
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The Essential Guide to Waterfalls: 5 Things to Know
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall is, at 979 meters (3,212 feet) high. Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe and Zambia border, is the world's largest due to it...
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5 Fascinating Facts About Albert Einstein, Part 1
Albert Einstein was born on March 14 1879, in Ulm, in Wuttemberg. His parents were Hermann Einstein and Pauline Koch. He had a younger sister, Maria.
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Albert Einstein: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Einstein worked at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern from 1902. He married Mileva Marić, a fellow physics student in 1903, and they had 3 children: Lieserl, Hans Albert, and Eduard.
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What You Didn't Know About Albert Einstein: 5 Key Facts, Part 3
Einstein left Germany to the United States in 1933 after the Nazi Party seized power. He settled in Princeton, New Jersey, becoming a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Discover Arnold Schwarzenegger: 5 Incredible Facts
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born on July 30 1947, in Thal, Styria, Austria. His parents were Gustav and Aurelia. Arnold had an older brother Meinhard.
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The Essential Guide to Barack Obama: 5 Things to Know, Part 1
Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was Barack Obama Sr, from Kenya. His mother was Ann Dunham from Wichita, Kansas.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Barack Obama, Part 2
Barack Obama met his wife Michelle Robinson while working at a Chicago law firm in 1989. They married in October 1992. His half brother Malik was his best man at the wedding.
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Brian Cox (physicist): 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Brian Edward Cox (physicist) was born on 3 March 1968, in Oldham, England. He grew up in Chadderton. His parents are David and Barbara, and has a younger sister, Sandra.
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What You Didn't Know About Chris Packham: 5 Key Facts
Chris Packham was born on May 4 1961, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. His parents were Rita and Colin Packham. He has a sister, Jenny Packham.
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Discover Cristiano Ronaldo: 5 Incredible Facts
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, a volcanic island in Portugal. He grew up in the Santo António neighbourhood.
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The Essential Guide to Christopher Biggins: 5 Things to Know
Christopher Kenneth Biggins was born on 16 December 1948 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He is the His parents were William Biggins and Pamela Biggins.
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5 Fascinating Facts About David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough was born on 8 May 1926 in Isleworth, Middlesex, West London, England. His parents were Frederick and Mary Attenborough.
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David Beckham: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE was born on 2 May 1975, in Leytonstone, London, England. He grew up in Chingford, London.
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What You Didn't Know About Deborah Meaden: 5 Key Facts
Deborah Meaden was born on 11 February 1959 in Taunton, Somerset, England. She moved to Brightlingsea, Essex, and then to Salisbury and Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
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Discover Donald Trump: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York. His Parents were Frederick Christ Trump (a real estate developer) and Mary Anne MacLeod.
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The Essential Guide to Donald Trump: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
Donald shifts his focus to Manhattan in the mid 1970s, renovating the Commodore Hotel, becoming the Grand Hyatt, and the construction of Trump Tower.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Elon Musk, Part 1
Elon Reeve Musk was born in June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa. His parents are: Errol Musk and Maye Musk. He has a younger brother Kimbal, and a younger sister, Tosca.
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Elon Musk: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Elon's first First Startup Zip2, was founded with his brother Kimbal in 1995. It was an online city guide software company, and was sold to Compaq in 1999 for over $300 million.
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What You Didn't Know About Gordon Ramsay: 5 Key Facts
Gordon James Ramsay was born on November 8 1966, in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, to his parents Helen and Gordon James Ramsay Sr.
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Discover Graham Norton: 5 Incredible Facts
Graham Norton was born Graham William Walker on April 4 1963, in Clondalkin, Dublin, to parents Rhoda and William Walker. He lived in Bandon, County Cork with his sister Paula.
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The Essential Guide to Greta Thunberg: 5 Things to Know
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg was born on January 3, 2003 in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother is Malena Ernman, and her father is Svante Thunberg.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Hannah Fry
Dr. Hannah Fry was born on 21 February 1984 in Harlow, Essex, England. She grew up in Hoddesdon and Ware, Hertfordshire. Her mother is Irish, and she is the middle of 3 sisters.
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J K Rowling: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
J K Rowling (Joanne Rowling) was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire. Her parents were Anne and Peter James Rowling. She has a younger sister, Dianne.
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What You Didn't Know About Jenny Ryan: 5 Key Facts
Jenny Alexis Ryan was born on April 2, 1982 in Bolton, England. Her mother Julia and her grandfather were the 2 key people in her upbringing.
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Discover Jeremy Clarkson: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson was born on 11 April 1960 in Doncaster, England. His parents were Shirley and Edward Clarkson. He has a sister Joanna Higton.
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The Essential Guide to Jeremy Clarkson: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
Jeremy launched The Grand Tour from 2016 - 2024 with Top Gear co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May. He started hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? From 2018.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Jools Holland
Jools Holland OBE was born Julian Miles Holland on 24 January 1958 in Blackheath, South East London. His parents were June and Derek Holland.
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Kim Kardashian: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 1
Kim Kardashian was born on October 21 1980 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian, a high-profile attorney.
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What You Didn't Know About Kim Kardashian: 5 Key Facts, Part 2
SKIMS shapewear was launched in 2019, SKKN by Kim skincare from 2022. and mobile App 'Kim Kardashian: Hollywood' from 2014 – 2024.
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Discover Laura Kuenssberg: 5 Incredible Facts
Laura Kuenssberg was born on 8 August 1976 in Rome, Italy, where her father was working at the time. Her parents are Nick Kuenssberg OBE and Sally Kuenssberg CBE.
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The Essential Guide to Louis Theroux: 5 Things to Know
Louis Theroux was born on 20 May 1970 in Singapore. His father is Paul Theroux, and mother is Anne Castle. He has dual US and British citizenship. His brother is Marcel Theroux.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Mark Labbett
Mark Andrew Labbett was born on 15 August 1965 in Tiverton, Devon, England. His parents are Carolyn and Jon Labbett. He has 2 younger brothers Paul and Philip.
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Martin Lewis: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Martin Steven Lewis CBE was born on 9 May 1972 in WithIngton, Manchester, to parents Susan and Stuart Lewis, and lived in Norley, near Delamere Forest, Cheshire.
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What You Didn't Know About Miriam Margolyes: 5 Key Facts
Miriam Margolyes OBE was born 18 May 1941 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The only child of Joseph Margolyes (a physician) and Ruth Margolyes (property developer).
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Discover Nigel Farage: 5 Incredible Facts
Nigel Paul Farage was born on 3 April 1964 in Farnborough, Kent, England. His parents are Barbara and Guy Justus Oscar Farage. He has a brother Andrew and a sister Melanie.
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The Essential Guide to Paddy McGuinness: 5 Things to Know
Paddy (Patrick) McGuinness was born on 14 August 1973 in Bolton, England. His mother was Patricia Leonard. His older brother is Tony Leonard. He has Irish ancestry (paternal).
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5 Fascinating Facts About Peter Jones
Peter David Jones CBE was born on 18 March 1966 in Langley, Buckinghamshire, England, moving to Maidenhead, Berkshire, when he was 7.
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Piers Morgan: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Piers Morgan was born Piers Stefan O'Meara on March 30, 1965 in Guildford, Surrey. He has an older brother Jeremy Pughe-Morgan, younger brother Rupert, and sister Charlotte.
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What You Didn't Know About Richard Branson: 5 Key Facts
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18 July 1950 in Blackheath, London. His parents were Edward and Eve Branson. He grew up in Shamley Green, Surrey.
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Discover Sara Davies: 5 Incredible Facts
Sara Davies MBE was born Sara Anne Johnson on 23 April 1984 in Coundon, County Durham, England. Her parents are Frank and Susan Johnson. She has a sister Helen.
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The Essential Guide to Simon Cowell: 5 Things to Know
Simon Phillip Cowell was born in October 7, 1959 in Lambeth, London, England. He grew up in Elstree, Hertfordshire.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942-14 March 2018) was born in Oxford, England. His parents were Dr. Frank Hawking and Isobel Eileen Hawking. Isobel was from Glasgow.
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Steven Spielberg: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Steven Allan Spielberg was born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. His parents were Arnold Spielberg and Leah Posner. He has 3 younger sisters: Anne, Sue, and Nancy.
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What You Didn't Know About Tim Berners Lee: 5 Key Facts
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955 in South West London. He invented the World Wide Web, creating the first web server, browser, and website in 1990.
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Discover Tim Martin: 5 Incredible Facts
Sir Timothy Randall Martin was born on 28 April 1955 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He grew up in Derry, Dungannon and Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Auckland, New Zealand.
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The Essential Guide to Tom Bradby: 5 Things to Know
Thomas Matthew Bradby was born on 13 January 1967 in Malta. His father was in the Royal Navy, they lived in Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Bracknell, Chichester and Dorset.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Amsterdam, Part 1
Amsterdam originates from "Amstel-dam" a dam built on the River Amstel to prevent flooding, first mentioned in 1275. It first developed as a fishing village in the late 1100s.
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Amsterdam: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange established in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company, is the oldest stock exchange in the world.
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What You Didn't Know About Australia: 5 Key Facts
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have lived in Australia for over 65,000 years, making it the oldest continuous civilisation in the world.
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Discover Belgium: 5 Incredible Facts
The name Belgium originates from Gallia Belgica, a Roman province in northern Gaul. The Battle of Waterloo, was 10 miles (16 km) south of Brussels in 1815.
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The Essential Guide to California: 5 Things to Know, Part 1
California was owned by the Spanish Empire (1769-1821) and by Mexico (1821-1848). California became the 31st US state in 1850. Discovery of gold started the gold rush in 1849.
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5 Fascinating Facts About California, Part 2
California is the 5th largest supplier of food in the world, producing 90% of the US's almonds, walnuts, figs and wine, and 80% of the US's strawberries.
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Canada: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Canada is the world's second largest country and was formed in 1867. Indigenous people have lived there for over 10,000 years.
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What You Didn't Know About Chester: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
Chester was founded as a Roman fort around AD 79AD, which is nearly 2,000 years old, and a major Roman base in Britain, thought to be a future capital of Roman Britain.
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Discover Chester: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 2
Chester has the largest amphitheatre in Britain, dating back to 79AD, which could hold up to 12,000 spectators.
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The Essential Guide to Chester: 5 Things to Know, Part 3
Chester Racecourse is the oldest racecourse in the world, dating back to 1539, and was once a Roman harbour. It is also Britain's smallest racecourse, at just over 1 mile long.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Empire State Building, Part 1
The Art Deco Empire State Building was completed in only 410 days (1 year and 45 days) (from 1930–1931) built at a speed of 4.5 floors per week.
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Empire State Building: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
It has over 4 million people visit the 86th and 102nd floor observation decks each year. The 103rd floor was designed as a docking station for airships.
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What You Didn't Know About Florida: 5 Key Facts
Florida was named 'La Florida' by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513. The first Settlers were the Indigenous people arriving at least 14,000 years ago.
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Discover Gibraltar: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Gibraltar is only 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²) and a British Overseas Territory. The name of Gibraltar comes from the Arabic 'Jabal Ṭāriq' meaning "Mount of Tariq".
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The Essential Guide to Gibraltar: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
British Rule of Gibraltar started in 1704 by an Anglo-Dutch fleet, and by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Gibraltar was previously under Spanish Rule from 1462-1704.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Iceland, Part 1
Iceland has over 130 volcanoes 30 are active. It is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world. Iceland is expanding at 2.5 cm each year due to the plates drifting apart.
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Iceland: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Most people do not have hereditary surnames in Iceland. They use a patronymic system where your last name is your father’s first name followed by -son (son) or -dóttir (daughter).
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What You Didn't Know About Las Vegas: 5 Key Facts
Las Vegas was founded on May 15 1905. Mormon missionaries established the first non-native settlement, the Old Mormon Fort, in 1855.
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Discover Llandudno: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Llandudno has prehistoric roots inhabited since the Stone Age, Neolithic and Iron Age, and Bronze Age miners.
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The Essential Guide to Llandudno: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
Llandudno was designed and built as a purpose built seaside resort from 1848, planned by Owen Williams for Lord Mostyn. Llandudno was a small mining and fishing village.
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5 Fascinating Facts About London, Part 1
London was founded by the Romans around 43 - 50 AD, naming it Londinium, on the north bank of the River Thames.
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London: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
1665 - The Great Plague kills 100,000 Londoners. 1666 - The Great Fire of London destroys 80% of the City. 1831 - London becomes the world's largest city.
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What You Didn't Know About Los Angeles: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
Los Angeles was founded in 1781. It Became part of Mexico in 1821. The US took over in 1847, and it became a US city in April 1850. California became a US state in Sept 1850.
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Discover Los Angeles: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 2
The Hollywood sign was created in 1923 originally as 'Hollywoodland' and only intended to be a temporary advertising sign for 18 months for a housing development.
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The Essential Guide to Machu Picchu: 5 Things to Know
Machu Picchu is 7,972 feet (2,430 metres) above sea level, in the Andes Mountains. It was built by the Incas around 1450 AD, but was only inhabited until around 1537 AD.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Manchester, Part 1
Manchester was founded in 79 AD by the Romans. They built the Mamucium fort in the Castlefield area to protect the road from Chester to York.
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Manchester: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
The Medieval quarter is centred around the stunning late-medieval Manchester Cathedral, completed in 1421, reconstructed from the original parish church built in 1215.
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What You Didn't Know About Manchester: 5 Key Facts, Part 3
Manchester Town Hall opened in 1877. The Manchester Ship Canal was opened by Queen Victoria in 1894. John Rylands Library, a stunning neo-Gothic library opened in 1899.
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Discover Memphis: 5 Incredible Facts
Memphis was named after the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, and was founded in 1819 by future 7th US President Andrew Jackson.
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The Essential Guide to Milton Keynes: 5 Things to Know, Part 1
Milton Keynes was designated a New town in 1967, built to be futuristic, green, and a self-sustaining city, combining 3 existing towns and 15 villages.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Milton Keynes, Part 2
Tickford Bridge in Newport Pagnell built in 1810, is believed to be the oldest cast-iron bridge in the world that is still in daily use.
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Milton Keynes: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 3
The first multiplex cinema in the UK was 'The Point' in Milton Keynes in 1985. The Tree Cathedral landscaped park was created in 1986, to look like Norwich cathedral.
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What You Didn't Know About Monument Valley: 5 Key Facts
Millions of years ago the entire Monument Valley was a lowland basin submerged under the sea. Tectonic forces eventually pushed the land upward to form a plateau.
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Discover Nashville: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Nashville was founded in 1779 by Francis Nash and settlers from North Carolina, with the building of Fort Nashborough. It was later renamed Nashville in 1784.
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The Essential Guide to Nashville: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
The Grand Ole Opry started broadcasting in 1925. In 1943 it moved to Ryman Auditorium. And in 1974 to the Grand Ole Opry House. It is the world's longest running radio show. 2....
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5 Fascinating Facts About New England, Part 1
New England is the oldest clearly defined region of the United States. Explorers mapped the coastline 1602-1614, naming it New England in 1616.
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New England: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Connecticut comes from the Mohegan word Quinnehtukqut, meaning 'Place of the long tidal river', became a US state in 1788.
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What You Didn't Know About New Orleans: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718, and was named 'La Nouvelle-Orléans' in honour of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who was the Regent of France at the time.
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Discover New Orleans: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 2
The first 4 storey building in New Orleans, was built in 1807 as a 3 storey, with the 4th storey being added in 1876, is on the corner of Royal St and St. Peter St.
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The Essential Guide to New Zealand: 5 Things to Know
The first people to arrive in New Zealand were Eastern Polynesians, who arrived in waka (canoes) between 1250 and 1300 who became the Māori.
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5 Fascinating Facts About New York, Part 1
The Dutch arrived in 1624 naming it New Amsterdam, as part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (from 1614-1674) covering New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware.
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New York: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
The 5 boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island were combined into a single city in 1898, making it the world's 2nd largest city at the time.
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What You Didn't Know About Niagara Falls: 5 Key Facts
Niagara Falls were formed at the end of the last Ice Age as glaciers melt, creating the Great Lakes and the Niagara River.
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Discover Paris: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Paris was named after the Parisii tribe, a Celtic tribe, who settled on the banks of the Seine and on the Île de la Cité. 250–225 BC.
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The Essential Guide to Paris: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
1.The oldest existing bridge across the Seine is called 'New', the Pont Neuf (New Bridge) completed in 1607.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Rome, Part 1
Rome was named after its founder and first king, Romulus in 753 BC. Archaeologists have found human habitation on Palatine Hill as early as the 10th century BC.
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Rome: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Trajan's Market was built for Emperor Trajan, and is a large 6 level complex, built in 100 - 110 AD and was the world's first shopping mall.
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What You Didn't Know About Rome: 5 Key Facts, Part 3
Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state established in 1929, governed by the Pope with a population of just over 800. It has its own currency, post office and army.
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Discover Route 66: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Route 66 started in 1926 by connecting and improving existing roads and tracks together, into a 2,448-mile (3,940 km) highway across 8 states.
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5 Fascinating Facts About San Francisco, Part 1
San Francisco was founded in 1776, originally named 'Mission San Francisco de Asís', after Saint Francis of Assisi, it was also named 'Yerba Buena' (Good herb) from 1835.
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San Francisco: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Lombard St and Vermont St in San Francisco are the 2 'bendiest' streets in the world with 8 (and 7) sharp hairpin bends, and were built in 1922 (and 1928).
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What You Didn't Know About Shrewsbury: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
Shrewsbury is a well preserved medieval market town in Shropshire, England, famous for its its Tudor architecture, and the birthplace of Charles Darwin.
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Discover Shrewsbury: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 2
Shrewsbury Castle was built from 1067 to protect the English border from the Welsh, and was further expanded from 1070-1074.
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The Essential Guide to Statue of Liberty: 5 Things to Know, Part 1
The Statue of Liberty was originally designed as a robed Egyptian woman holding a torch to stand at the northern entrance of the newly constructed Suez Canal in Egypt.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Statue of Liberty, Part 2
The concrete and granite pedestal was not complete when the Statue of Liberty arrived, so it had to be stored for 10 months, until enough funds were raised to complete the pedes...
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Stone Henge: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Stonehenge was built by generations over 1,500 years, beginning around 3000 BC, initially not made of stone, but made by digging a circular ditch and creating a mud bank.
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What You Didn't Know About Switzerland: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
Switzerland was initially formed in 1291 between the areas of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden. Other regions gradually joined later, and it became a unified state in 1848.
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Discover Switzerland: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 2
There are over 10,850 mountains in Switzerland, the highest is Dufourspitze at 15,203 feet high (4,634 metres).
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The Essential Guide to The Netherlands: 5 Things to Know, Part 1
The Dutch Republic started in 1579 unifying the northern provinces. The declaration of independence was in 1581 and formally recognised in 1648.
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5 Fascinating Facts About The Netherlands, Part 2
The Netherlands has the highest percentage of people speaking English as a 2nd language in the world, at up to 95%, which starts in Primary school.
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The United States: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 1
The name America was created in 1507 by German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller. to honour Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
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What You Didn't Know About The United States: 5 Key Facts, Part 2
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York were the next 8 states in 1788.
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Discover The United States: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 3
Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota (west), Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado (part), N.& S. Dakota, Montana (east), and Oklahoma, were bought from France in 1803.
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The Essential Guide to The United States: 5 Things to Know, Part 4
The US has the highest concentration and diversity of dinosaur fossils in the world, including the Hell Creek Formation (Montana, Wyoming, Dakota) and the Morrison Formation (in...
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5 Fascinating Facts About Wales, Part 1
After the Romans left Britain in the 5th century, the Anglo-Saxon invasions pushed many native Britons to the west into Wales.
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Wales: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
The Welsh language act in 1942 amended Henry VIII's English-only laws in courts, and in 1993 it gave the Welsh language equal status in public administration.
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What You Didn't Know About Wales: 5 Key Facts, Part 3
Around 18% to 27% of the Welsh population speak Welsh. Differences to English include a different grammar structure (Verb-Subject-Object) and all nouns are masculine or feminine.
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Discover York: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
York originally Eboracum was founded in 71 AD by the Romans. After the Romans left in 410 AD, it was renamed Eoforwic. In 866 AD after the Viking invasion, it was renamed Jorvik.
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The Essential Guide to York: 5 Things to Know, Part 2
King Richard III (1452–1485) established York as his main northern base. York Minster was completed in 1472 (started in 1220) and is northern Europe's largest Gothic cathedral.
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5 Fascinating Facts About York, Part 3
York is the most haunted city in Europe, with over 500 recorded ghostly hauntings, it has a large concentration of haunted pubs, and a variety of ghost tours available.
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Burger King: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 1
Burger King was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, Florida by Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns, using a machine called a 'Insta-Broiler' to cook burgers quickly.
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What You Didn't Know About Burger King: 5 Key Facts, Part 2
Burger King is in over 19,700 locations in more than 125 countries, including US 6,701, China 1,474, Spain 974, Brazil 970, Turkey 772, Germany 753, UK 574, France 567.
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Discover Dairy Queen: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 1
Dairy Queen was founded by John Fremont McCullough and Alex McCullough, in Joliet, Illinois, who invented the soft-serve formula in 1938.
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The Essential Guide to Dairy Queen: 5 Things to Know, Part 1
The largest store in the US is in Bloomington, Illinois, and the largest in the world is a 2-story restaurant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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5 Fascinating Facts About KFC, Part 2
Colonel Harland Sanders started KFC, with his first roadside dining in 1930 from a single table at Sanders Court & Caf�roadside gas station in North Corbin, Kentucky.
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KFC: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
KFC was the first western restaurant chain to open in China, with a 3 storey, 500 seat restaurant in Beijing. In 1987. KFC now has 33,000 locations worldwide, in 150 countries.
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What You Didn't Know About McDonalds: 5 Key Facts, Part 1
McDonald's was founded in 1940 by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald as a barbecue drive-in barbecue restaurant at 14th and E Streets in San Bernardino, California.
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Discover McDonalds: 5 Incredible Facts, Part 2
Germany has 1,382 locations, Brazil 1,230, Australia 1,092, Italy 805, Philippines 851, India 757, Spain 665, Poland 618, South Korea 441, Saudi Arabia 441, Taiwan 417.
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The Essential Guide to Nando's: 5 Things to Know
Nando's was founded by Robert Brozin and Fernando Duarte in 1987, after they bought a takeaway called Chickenland in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Popeyes
Popeyes was founded in June 1972 in Arabi, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Original Name was 'Chicken on the Run'.
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Taco Bell: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing
Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell in 1962, in Downey, California, after previously trading in different locations as Bell's Drive-In, Taco Tia and El Taco.
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What You Didn't Know About Tim Hortons: 5 Key Facts
Tim Hortons originally named 'Tim Horton Donuts' was founded in May 1964 by hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, at Ottawa Street North, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Discover Waffle House: 5 Incredible Facts
Waffle House was founded in 1955 by neighbours Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner at 2719 East College Avenue, Avondale Estates, Georgia.
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The Essential Guide to Wendy's: 5 Things to Know
Wendy's was founded in Nov 1969 by Dave Thomas at East Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. Before Wendy's, he worked as a head cook for Colonel Harland Sanders.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Wetherspoons, Part 1
JD Wetherspoon was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, on Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill, north London. It was originally called Martin's Free House, at a converted betting shop.
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Wetherspoons: 5 Surprising Facts Worth Knowing, Part 2
Every Wetherspoons has a unique custom made carpet costing up to £30,000, designed to match the architecture, name, or history of the venue, no 2 pubs have the same pattern.
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What You Didn't Know About Aldi: 5 Key Facts
The origins of Aldi started in 1913 by Anna Albrecht, in Essen, Germany. Her sons Karl and Theo took over in 1946, trading as Albrecht Diskont (Discount).
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