This article is written in response to a question posted asking what is the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle. The area of the North Atlantic Ocean known by this name lies in international waters in a nautical area between the islands of Bermuda and Puerto Rico and the North American coastline close to Florida. It has over the years been the location of mysterious disappearances involving both surface vessels and aircraft.

This article is written in response to a question submitted asking for some facts on the Colosseum in Rome. The question makes reference to the number of articles already submitted giving the facts available, without reading each of those individual articles here is a compilation of facts hopefully not all are repeated elsewhere.

This article is written in response to a question posted asking what spices are the basic requirements to stocking a kitchen. Having a good selection of herbs and spices in your kitchen is an easy and economical way to add fresh new flavours into your cooking. Even the simplest of dishes can be transformed with the addition of just a small amount of the correct spices.

This article is written in response to a question posted asking if Swiss Air has a frequent flyer program. Swiss Air was the national airline of Switzerland until it ceased to trade in 2002. The airline now trading as that nation’s flag carrier is Swiss International Air Lines usually known as Swiss. The new airline was formed shortly after the previous company filed for bankruptcy and is a subsidiary of the Lufthansa airline of Germany.

While the food item known as a sandwich is officially in 2012 now 250 years old it has in effect been around for much longer than that in various forms. When the fourth Earl of Sandwich was credited with naming this foodstuff it merely used his famous name and not as some people perceive was invented by him.

Traditionally a sandwich is a snack food meal usually with a filling of meat or cheese between two slices of bread. Sandwiches containing just the one slice of bread are traditionally known as open sandwiches. They are mostly used today as easily prepared lunch foods for people to eat while continuing to work, children will take to school as part of a packed lunch or they can be consumed outdoors as part of a picnic meal.

The British traditional puppet show of Punch and Judy is centred on its central characters of Mr. Punch and his long suffering wife, Judy. Each performance of the show has several sequences of short scenes with interactions between the two principal characters, and for many years’ major attractions that were to be found on or close to the beach of many seaside resorts around the country.

Punch and Judy is a show iconic with English culture and particularly the English seaside resort. It is a puppet show usually performed by one puppeteer performing the movements of each puppet as well as the various voices and musical accompaniments. It became a popular form of entertainment originally for adults but later families and particularly children. As political correctness developed the popularity of the shows went into decline but in recent years the Punch and Judy show has made a com...

Educational tests held across the world every three years are conducted by the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation have given the students tested in China a rating as ‘remarkable.’ The tests are conducted in reading skills, science and numeracy and in recent years have become an international benchmark for assessing the levels of the educational standards in the countries being tested.

This article is written in response to a question posted asking what is the difference between a leopard and a cheetah. Both animals have fearsome reputations for their capabilities as predators and are able to bring down animals larger than themselves using a mixture of strength and intelligence. At first sight the two animals may look similar but they in fact have some very distinct features to tell them apart.