Whatever side of the Brexit debate you were on, we can all agree that no one was precisely sure what would happen next and most people still aren't.
A map of every country Britain has ever invaded.
The British Empire once infamously covered a quarter of the globe: One way to write about the history of the world is through the history of empires built up by conquest.
The most shocking racism stories of 2018.
Ideally, we’d all like to live harmoniously with one another. Conversely, there are people in society who live for negativity and to spread their hateful views of others that don’t align with their ideals. Racism permeates the atmosphere; time and time again we see instances of racially motivated crimes and situations that shouldn’t be happening at all.
Uganda to introduce Chinese as compulsory subject in secondary schools.
The Ugandan government has trained 35 teachers to be posted to 35 secondary schools in the five regions of the country to teach the Chinese language. The language has been added to the secondary school curriculum as a compulsory subject for first and second-year students next year, but optional for seniors.
The adorable child entrepreneurs of 2018.
In 2018, it has been thrilling to have black people owning well-to-do businesses across the world despite the unfair political attacks they tend to face in many jurisdictions. These successes were chalked even in the face of hurdles such as access to capital to fund and operate the business due to years of racial and economic discrimination.
Anthony Joshua awarded OBE by Prince Charles for services to Sport.
Nigerian born heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has been awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his services to sport by Prince Charles.
20 Dogs Who Look Exactly Like Their Owners.
There is nothing too fascinating or astonishing about people loving their dogs more than their own children. There is nothing too startling to see a dog being treated like a family member. What is really astonishing and startling is that some dogs look almost or completely identical to their owners!
Supermarket Put Googly Eyes On Their Fish To Make It Look Fresher.
A fish store in Kuwait was shut down by authorities after it was discovered that the owners were sticking plastic, craft-store “googly eyes” onto their fish in an apparent effort to make their product look fresher. The freshness of a fish can indeed be judged by its eyes. The whiter the fish’s eyes, the more recently it was caught. In this case, the googly eyes did cover up the rotting, yellowish colour of the fish’s actual eyes.
Woman Marries 300-Year-Old Pirate Ghost.
An Irish woman made weird news history this year after revealing that she had married the ghost of a 300-year-old Haitian pirate.
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