September 2nd – On This Day in History
31 BC: The Battle of Shuttlecock. A war between two armies over whether the object that badminton players hit should be called a shuttlecock or…
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August 31st – On This Day in History
12: The birth of Caligula. His brief reign as Roman emperor is marked by his unpredictable and tyrannical behaviour. He proves to be an inspiration…
August 24th – On This Day in History
79: Mount Vesuvius erupts after idiotic children pour large amounts of vinegar and baking soda into the hole on top. 1256: Roger Bacon, a Franciscan…
August 20th – On This Day in History
109: Man invents snoring. 110: Woman invents strangulation. 1866: President Andrew Johnson declares the US Civil War to be over. This proves to be an…
August 13th – On This Day in History
24000 BC: Aliens drop a nuclear bomb on Earth, erasing all previous history. 1217 AD: The birth of Jim Davidson’s sense of humour. 1457: The…
August 6th – On This Day in History
4000 BC: The world mourns after poetry is invented. 1497 AD: A disappointed John Cabot returns to England from the Labrador coast with news that…
July 30th – On This Day in History
1098 BC: Invention of the “Egyptian Pose” that is often seen in the artwork of Ancient Egypt. It is very much the “dabbing” of its…
July 27th – On This Day in History
88: Bingo invented by John Bingo. 1224: God moves on to a new project. 1586: Sir Walter Raleigh invents the pedal bike. 1587: Sir Wacky…
July 21st – On This Day in History
356 BC: The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is set on fire by Herostratus. The act causes him to lose his hero status, meaning he…
July 15th - On This Day in History
0 AD: Jesus suffers from his first case of nappy rash. He recovers within moments simply by touching the affected area. 1780: God invents the…