International Women's Day was called International Working Women’s Day because it started as a socialist political event. It has been celebrated on 8th March every year since 1912. According to Wikipedia,... (read more)

London Bridge Tower, also called Shard London Bridge or simply the Shard, is the tallest building in London, which stands at 310 meters tall. The... (read more)

Cat Cafés are very popular in Japan and they are theme cafés where you can watch and play with cats. Cat(s) in Japanese is called 'neko', which... (read more)

According to the 2012 survey conducted... (read more)

Korean fashion highly influenced by Korean TV dramas is very popular in Japan, China and many other Asian countries.The style is mainly focusing... (read more)

The new iPad (i.e. the one after iPad 2) has the retina retina display which has 31 million pixels with resolution of 2048... (read more)

Norfolk county council provides adult eduction for people who live in Norfolk. If you go to their website, click the Adult education, you will see the list of courses... (read more)

The ounce is a weight or volume unit which is used in several different systems. Below is the explanation from Britannica: Ounce has been used for measuring... (read more)

It seems anyone can take part in the Vasaloppet cross country ski race. However, you need to register in advance and pay the feeds as required. There are different race events, 58k, 42k, 35K,... (read more)

In the UK, from 2008 the Voltage tolerance is widend to 230 V ±10% (i.e. between 207 V and 253 V) from pervious 230 V +10%/−6% (i.e. between 216.2 V and 253 V). However, the system supply voltage in the UK remains at exactly 240 V. More and more countries... (read more)

British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck from Leicestershire will represent the UK in the final of Eurovision Song Contest 2012 which is held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 26... (read more)

Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar) has been famous for its gem mines. The Mogaung area, especially in the path of the famous WWII Burma Road, is the only commercial source of jadeite that produces finest green emerald. The Burma Road built in... (read more)

In 2003, eBay became the major player in China's e-commerce market after it acquired China's leading online auction at the time - Eachnet. However, it could not competed with Taobal, a similar online shopping website later launched by Alibaba Group, which... (read more)