Christiano Ronaldo is known as “Zippy” at Real Madrid – not because of his speed but because of this “tasteful” jacket.

Acorns take their name from the Saxon word Acorres meaning Small Apple.

Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, believed that it would be possible to use the engine to lift a spacecraft to the Moon.

Powdered eggs were so popular during the 2nd World War in England that the “Powdered Egg Cook Book” was the bestselling book for 3 years.

Grammar is responsible for the rejection of 82% of applicants to the CIA.

The most dangerous decade to be alive was the 1960’s, with 5 times as many deaths as the 1970’s and three times more than any other decade that century.

Named after a village fete event the 800 metre race was originally known as the “Pig Chase”.

Carrots are used by mining companies to assess the levels of silver in soil.

Costa Rica has no cinema classification system instead local priests decide whether a film should be shown.

The Red Lake in Liberia gets its name from the blood of frogs.