Julie Howlin

"It takes a great man to be a good listener." 10 Calvin Coolidge Quotes.

There are 184 paths by which a chess rook can travel from one corner of a 4 × 4 chessboard to the opposite corner without passing through the same square twice. Ten fun facts about 184.

The title of Noel Coward's spooky play is taken from Shelley's poem To a Skylark, ("Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert"). This, and nine more facts about it.

Once, Estée Lauder went to sell perfume to a Department store, but they turned it down. She went out into the shop and smashed a bottle of that perfume on the floor. When customers asked what that fragrance was, the store had to change their minds and place an order. 10 Estée facts.

The chemical symbol for strontium is Sr and its atomic number is 38. Facts about Strontium.

The first colour photograph was taken by Tomas Sutton in 1861. He used Red, Green and Blue filters which he layered and then projected onto a plate. It was a picture of a multicoloured ribbon. Ten facts about photgraphs for Natinal Camera Day.

Earrings were often primarily worn by men rather than women. Friezes from the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty (550–330 BC), show warriors wearing earrings. Otzi the Iceman had pierced Ears and so did Tutenkhamen.

10 things you might not know about earrings.

Ganymede was named after a beautiful boy in Greek mythology who was carried off by Zeus disguised as an eagle. He became the cup bearer to the gods. Zeus, of course, is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Jupiter. 10 facts about a moon.

In the French Revolutionary Calendar, today is Echalote (Day of the Shallot). Here are 10 things you didn’t know about shallots.

Louis Mountbatten was born on this date in Frogmore House, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, the son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse. He was Elizabeth II’s second cousin, and Prince Philip’s Uncle. Ten facts about him.

Happy Midsummer's Day! Find out all about this holiday here.

Banff is the only national park in the world to have a distillery. It’s called Park Distillery. Its use of pure, glacial water and small batches are what makes its spirits especially good.

10 things you might not know about Banff National Park.

If you hear an onion ring, answer it. Happy Onion Ring Day!

The Cessna 172 is the most popular aircraft ever. More Cessna 172s were built than any other aircraft. Ten fun facts about the number 172.

Given that the release date was 11 July 1969, days before the first Moon landing, it’s easy to assume the song was inspired by Apollo 11, but it was actually inspired by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which David Bowie had watched multiple times. This isn’t to say that the record company didn’t rush through the release in order to cash in on the space theme.

Ten things you might not know about Bowie's Space Oddity.