Culture & History

The term "Lost Generation" was coined by Gertrude Stein and popularized by Ernest Hemingway in his book "The Sun Also Rises."

The first ever underground railway opened in London in 1863. Initially "the Metropolitan Railway", it is now known as "the Tube."

According to a 1996 study by M S Stanley, school uniforms can reduce crime and gang-related activity in schools.

Did you know that squirrels bury up to 3,000 nuts in the fall, using clever strategies to ensure they can find them during winter?

The name "Aster" is derived from the Ancient Greek word for "star," highlighting the flower's star-shaped bloom.

The Greatest Generation popularized using doggie bags during WWII to prevent waste amidst food shortages caused by the war.

Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world, even larger than Spain, with over 125 million native speakers.

Left-handed people are more likely to pass their driver’s exam on the first attempt but may get more speeding tickets.

Did you know that the Silent Generation popularised some of the slang phrases we still use today, such as "gobsmacked?'

Poppies became an international symbol of remembrance as they grew on many WWI battlefields, notably in Flanders, France.

The idea for a friendship day is over 100 years old, dating back to 1919 when the founder of Hallmark Cards proposed the concept.

Despite the fall of the Aztec Empire, about 1.5 million people in Mexico still speak the Aztec language, Nahuatl.

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