Julie Howlin

169 is an artist in the UK Hip Hop or Grime genre whose collaborations with the rapper Dave include the hits Thiago Silva and Wanna Know.

The word radar is an acronym for "radio detection and ranging" which was coined in the early second world war. 10 things you might not know about radar.

One wouldn’t immediately flag Munich as a surfing destination, since it’s not by the sea. However, there’s a park in the city called The English Garden where there’s an urban surf centre, one of the very few in the world. The English Garden, btw, is huge, bigger than Hyde Park in London and Central Park in New York. It was designed by Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell between 1789 and 1807. 10 facts about Munich.

The word rubber was coined by Joseph Priestley in 1770 when he found it could be used to rub out Pencil marks.

A famous fictional skunk is Pepé Le Pew, a Warner Brothers character depicted as an anthropomorphic French striped skunk, who is constantly in search of love and romance, but other characters run away from him because he stinks.

In the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare the F key is pressed when a character dies, and has become an internet meme for paying respects. 10 fun facts about the letter F.

Elizabeth Taylor was originally barred from entering Egypt to film Cleopatra because, for her marriage to Eddie Fisher, she had converted to Judaism. However, when the authorities realised how much money the film would bring in to their economy, they relented.

Gene Wilder studied Communication and Theatre Arts at the University of Iowa, graduating in 1955. He then attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England. 10 facts about him on his birthday.

161 is a 2024 song by the Manchester band the Guest List. The song pays tribute to the 161 men from the 60 houses on Chapel Street in Altrincham who left to fight in trenches of World War I. 29 did not return and 20 succumbed to their injuries soon after returning home. King George V called it the ‘bravest little street in England’.

Columba is the patron saint of Derry because he founded a monastery there in the 6th century, on a hill on the west bank of the River Foyle, on land granted him by one of the local kings. 10 fascinating facts about Derry.

There were legal issues with the Ghostbusters logo. Harvey Comics, creator of Casper, sued because they thought the ghost in the logo looked too much like a character in their comic, a ghost called Fatso. The judge’s response in court was something along the lines of, “Come on, guys, there are only so many ways you can draw a ghost. Case dismissed.”

10 things you didn't know about Ghostbusters.

A fleur-de-lis is a heraldic symbol in the shape of a lily with three petals. In fact, the name is French for “lily flower.”

Happy Fleur de lis day to those who celebrate.

"157" is a song by Tom Rosenthal where the lyrics consist entirely of the numbers from 1 to 157. The song was released on April Fools day, 2020.

Today is the feast day of St Boniface, Archbishop of Germany and patron saint of Devon and Winnipeg, Canada. Here are 10 things you might not know about him.

Today is the 155th day of the year. 10 fun facts about 155.

"It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day”: the opening lyrics to the Bobby Gentry hit, Ode to Billie Joe. 10 things you might not know about the song.

In his twenties he moved to London and worked for the architect Arthur Blomfield (famous for, among other things, the chapel at Tyntesfield in Somerset).

10 things you might not know about Thomas Hardy.