Legends, Places, Historical Facts, Myths and Other Things That Time Has Forgotten

Leap Year: Time for Women to Propose Marriage to Their Men

Girls, have you been waiting years for your boyfriend to propose marriage?  Do you wish there was a way to speed things up?  If so, wish no more, because in a leap year it’s perfectly acceptable for a woman to propose marriage to her man, and a man can even be fined for refusing!  CONTINUE READING .....

An Obsession Called ‘Rubik’s Cube’

Rubik’s Cube was invented by Professor Emo Rubik in 1974, and was originally called ‘Buvuos Kocka’ - The Magic Cube.  Rubik worked in the Department of Interior Design at the Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts in Budapest, and designed the Cube as a teaching aid for three-dimensional geometry. CONTINUE READING .....

The Secret Language of Flowers

The early Victorians were not renowned for public displays of love and affection and would go to great lengths to woo a lover without letting the world know their secret.  So alongside secret assignations and letters despatched by personal courier, Victorian men and women would express their emotions by sending flowers with specific meanings.  CONTINUE READING .....

Thirteen Amazing Facts About the Titanic

Many myths and rumours surround the night the Titanic went down after colliding with an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland on April 14^th, 1912.  Some of those tales have been discredited, others hold a grain of truth, but none are as incredible as the following proven facts about the Titanic. CONTINUE READING .....