Yule Love This

With Christmas fast approaching, I thought we would look at the facts around this special time of year and see why we follow on the traditions that come with it. It was once calculated that Santa Claus would have to visit 822 homes a second and travel at 650 miles a second to deliver all the presents on Christmas Eve. Each year there are approximately 60 million Christmas trees grown in Europe each year. According to biblical scholars, Jesus...

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Low Budget Doesn't Mean Low Takings

There have been many films over the years that have made astronomical amounts at the box office in comparison to the original shoe string budget they were made on. This goes to show that you don't need millions of dollars to make the motion picture classic. 1979, a little known actor known as Mel Gibson quickly became a household name when he starred in Mad Max. At the time, nobody knew who is was and did not think that on a budget of around $650,000,...

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They Are Much Older Than You Think

How many times do you watch a film or television program and say 'they look older than that'? You may be surprised that most people that you see through the moving pictures in your living room lie about their age. Lets start with television, the first liar we will look at is Henry Winkler. Made famous for his role as 17 year old Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli in the 1970s sitcom Happy Days, Winkler was 12 years older than his character at an ancient...

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How Many Series Can You Name?

Ask anyone, and they would probably be able to name you at least one of the television series that is part of the longest running sci-fi franchise, but do you know them all? Lets start at the beginning, Star Trek: The Original Series ran for three seasons from 1966 to 1969 with regular characters such as Captain James T Kirk (William Shatner), Mr Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr McCoy (DeForest Kelley) among many other familiar faces. When Gene Roddenberry...

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Do You Know What The Biggest Selling Movie Soundtrack Is?

Throughout much of the 70's, 80's and 90's, movie soundtracks were very popular with films worth their weight in gold. But do you know what the biggest selling movie soundtrack of all time i...

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Monumental

There are statues around the world used to depict great figures in history. These can be used to remember, pray to, or just admire, but which of these great monuments is the largest...

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Burn The Burgers

There are many ways that you can burn calories without even having to think about it. Everything from doing the shopping to kissing your loved one can help lose those love handles. It's not all about pumping iron and running mile...

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Stronger Than Strong

There are many animals out there that claim to be among the strongest, but which is truly the strongest of them all. In this article, we look at the strength of an animal compared to its body weigh...

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A Dozen Americans

It has been 40 years since man last stepped on the moon. 14th December 1972 was the date when Eugene Cernan and Harisson Schmitt left the moon and started their 5 day journey back to Eart...

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Adolf Hitler - Man Of The Year

In January 1939, the Man Of The Year edition of Time Magazine was released and the award was given to The Nazi leader for the things he had done over the previous 12 months 'for better or for worse...

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How Many Stooges Were There?

Now, I'm not talking about the diabolical 2012 film, but the original series of comedy films from the 1930s to 1970...

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Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden & Whitney Houston?

Whitney Houston sold out arenas and had number ones across the globe, but never thought that she would have admirers like this. During his time in Middle Eastern politics, Saddam Hussein used Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' as a song to win over his followers for his 2002 re-election bid. The late American singer, also had another admirer. None other than Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. This was revealed by author Kola Boof, who...

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Captain America Was Not One Of The Original Avengers

Ask any 10 year old boy who the original Avengers are and he would most likely say Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk. Well, they would be wron...

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