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When you see cats grooming themselves, it is good to know that this is an important part of their well being. The process helps cats relax, whilst ...

Cats usually sleep for 12-16 hours per day, and like human beings, they do dream whilst they sleep too.

When spending time together, cats like to groom other cats and humans. This is called allogrooming.

The herringbone pattern dates as far back as the Roman Empire. It was used in the construction of its roadways which, as a result of this interlock...

There are numerous benefits that come with reading. One benefit was confirmed via a study which found how the act of reading was essential for main...

Around the 12th century, there have been heart-shaped charges found in heraldry, an example being the hearts in the coat of arms of Denmark. Althou...

The world’s first full-length novel is said to be the Tale of Genji written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 A.D, who served...

Particularly famous for the association with Sherlock Holmes, the magnifying glass is a notable icon in detective fiction. The magnifying glass is ...

The oldest surviving terrestrial globe was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim (1459–1537).

The first fountain pen with a built in reservoir was produced in 1844. The first nibs were made of gold alloys. They were often dipped in a hard me...

Depending on where we are on the globe, some of us are spinning through space at just over 1,000 miles per hour. Those positioned on the equator mo...

The English inventor Henry Mill had patented a similar machine long ago in 1714, which never seems to have gone into production. The QWERTY keyboar...

A large-scale study by the Reading Agency, showed the immense benefits of reading, including increased self-esteem, reduced anxiety and stress, com...

Early readers develop vocabulary necessary to communicate, and therefore, more likely to attempt to formulate their thoughts before allowing demons...

In the Odyssey, is one of the first dogs ever to be named in Western literature - Argos. Having waited for his master to return for twenty years, h...

The labelling of wine has been around for centuries. The tomb of King Tutankhamen, who died in 1352 BC, was laden with wine in jars, that had label...

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) Novelist and scholar

The first known depiction of a heart as a symbol of love dates to the 1250s, which occurs in a miniature in a manuscript of the French “Roman de la...

Book related expressions that you may not know: “Tsundoku” is a Japanese word meaning buying a load of books and not getting round to reading them.

Thank you for giving the opportunity to be grateful.

Just to confirm, the definition of the word “best” according to the Oxford dictionary: “That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.”

Reading transports us to other realms, where stresses, anxieties and negative emotions melt away. Studies show also that it helps staving off menta...

The benefits of enjoying a glass of wine, has been documented for over 5,000 years, as it transiently calms the central nervous system. According t...

Quote from Napoleon Hill, the American personal-success author, who also quoted: “a positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks...

When drinking coffee, caffeine stimulant travels to the brain leading to an enhanced firing of neurones resulting in improved energy levels, mood a...

Make a goal, dream it, make it specific, keep that mental picture, and imagine the scene in as much detail as you can. Before you know it, your lif...

Our minds can take us away on a mental journey, but can equally empower us, through the power of thinking and imagination. As quoted by Buddha: “Wi...

By William Michael Harnett (1848–1892), an Irish-American painter. Born in Cork, he and his family emigrated to America soon after his birth. He st...

By Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) who painted two similar portraits of the owner of Café de la Gare, Marie Ginoux. In a letter dated 1888, he writes ...

Published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in 1857, this iconic Christmas song was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893). 16th December...

An estimate of the number of books ever published, was announced by google back in 2010. It reached the impressive number of 129,864,880 million bo...

The model in the painting is the wife of William Morris, Jane Morris, who was often the subject of Rossetti’s paintings. In this period, the artist...

By American impressionist painter Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). One of the founding members of "The Ten", Weir alongside fellow members, formed a ...

By British artist William Wood (1769–1810). Wood began formal training at the Royal Academy in 1785 aged sixteen. He was quickly recognised in the ...

The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, led the expansion of the American steel industry becoming one of the riche...

Illustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863 - 1935), an American Illustrator who was active during the Golden Age of Illustration and became a solid ...