Two friends are walking to a religious service and debating whether it was ok to smoke whilst they prayed. To settle their argument, they decided to ask the priest. The first friend asked the priest “Father, may I smoke when I pray?” …

You’ve probably heard that you should sear meat in a hot pan to seal in the juices. This is supposed to stop the meat from drying out. In fact, searing the meat doesn’t lock in the juices. That sizzling sound you hear when the meat touches a hot pan is…

One of my favourite films is The Great Escape. The film, based on a true story, depicts the attempted escape of 250 allied soldiers from one of the most secure Prisoner of War camps in Nazi-occupied Poland. The soldiers spent a year secretly constructing a 330-foot tunnel using cutlery they…

Have you ever shaken a can of Coke and then watched whilst someone else opened it? I have. There was a hissing sound accompanied by Coke spraying out of the can over the poor unsuspecting person who trusted this naughty child. That hissing sound is the gas which was…

What comes to mind when you read the word Coke? If you’re like most people you think of a red can with the iconic white writing — Coca Cola. The name Coke evolved right at the beginning of the company’s history and it stuck. Coca Cola hated the nickname and…

Few people have heard of Stanislav Petrov, but, he saved the world from nuclear disaster by doing…..nothing. Petrov was in the Soviet army and was responsible for monitoring the early warning satellite station. This particular shift was no different from the many other boring shifts he had been on until…

Every year, the US Postal service spends millions of dollars on a product that was once deemed useless. The simple rubber band. This versatile item is found in almost every household in the world. It was invented by William Spencer who hated that his newspaper kept getting blown around his…

“This is Sparta!” The now famous cry from Leonidas, warrior king of the Spartans, immortalised in the film 300. For 2 days, 300 Spartan warriors resolutely fought against the Persian armies, killing tens of thousands of the opposition. Even when the Persian army broke through his ranks, Leonidas stubbornly ordered…

What comes to mind when you think of an authentic Italian dish? Margherita Pizza? Lasagne? Spaghetti Bolognese? Even though it’s famous around the world, Spaghetti Bolognese doesn’t actually exist. Spaghetti Bolognese is “fake news” according to the mayor of Bologna where Bolognese sauce was first created. Bolognese is a dish…