Finally we can have an answer to the question: can bats have library cards? Yes, when it’s a Library bat. The Museum of Modern English Rural Life recently fluttered at the chance to utter the words ‘…does anyone know anything about bats?’ In their treasure trove of lovely books, they found something that was not a […]
The very first author whose name we have on record was a woman. And she’s been compared to Shakespeare. Her name was Enheduanna (?????) and she lived from 2285 to 2250 BCE. Enheduanna was installed as High Priestess of Ur (now in Iraq) by her empire-building father Sargon 1, King of Akkad. So she was […]
Takeshi Okawara, the marketing genius who sold Japan on KFC for Christmas dinner, recently admitted that it was built on a lie. When KFC Japan was starting from scratch, the national broadcaster NHK asked if fried chicken was really the Western Christmas tradition. Okawara replied “Of course!” He told podcast “Household Name” : “I knew that the […]
In Iceland, you exchange books on Christmas Eve and spend the rest of the night reading. Preferably in bed. With chocolates. Later at Christmas parties, you’ll discuss the Christmas books, while newspapers will gossip about best and worst titles, best covers etc. This cosy tradition is known as “Jólabókaflóðið:” the annual Christmas Book Flood. The two […]
Stressing out over mailing deadlines for Christmas cards and presents ? In 1880, the Victorian postal service made its first ever plea to post early for Christmas. No later than the 24th of December, please! Christmas Day mail service was restricted to only one delivery. A very British problem, indeed. Would you pay to receive […]
The Big Apple hardly noticed laurel and Hardy leaving but, by God, Cobh noticed them arriving. Adrian Patrick Gebruers tells the story of how, as a young boy in St Joseph’s Boy’s Primary School, Cobh, Co. Cork: “The thought that our favourite film comedians might be a stone’s throw away down town while we scholars […]
Ancient Celtic dogs are in stories and proverbs, protected in laws, and even used to name other animals. There are nine breeds of dog that are native to Ireland: four terriers, three gun dogs, and two hounds. At least one, the Irish Water Spaniel, legendarily descended from the dobhar-chu-a Celtic spirit. Cú Chulainn is the […]
Mars once offered a reward of 2 million dark chocolate M&M’s for the return of the recently stolen painting “The Scream”. The offer was tied to the launch of an 2006 ad campaign for Dark M&M’s. Mars added a rather terrifying red M&M playing hopscotch in their version of “The Scream” As the slogan says […]
Is there a website that you turn for inspiration, business tips or the latest tech tools and hacks? Ever wondered what websites entrepreneur swear by to save time and refine their skills? Here are 67 websites that entrepreneurs recommend in online forums. Canva, Trello, and Producthunt get a lot of love! The good news is […]
Bad Meetings. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos banned PowerPoint presentations from ‘em; Elon Musk has famously encouraged walkouts. The bane of many lives. As the saying goes: minutes are kept in meetings but hours are lost. Workers on average waste 61% of their time coordinating their work in meetings, email, and chat rather than actually doing […]
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