China is home to the oldest and longest man-made navigable canal in the world – aptly known in the Western world as the Grand Canal. The main artery of this man-made wonder links two major Chinese cities – the capital of the
Berlin’s zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla in the world. NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM’S 500-POUND, 95-YEAR-OLD SEA TURTLE GETS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH Fatou was born in 1957
How has the world’s oldest man lived such a long life? For starters, no smoking, little alcohol and a fair amount of good luck have contributed to his lengthy life… And maybe a weekly batch of fish and chips, too. John Alfred
The “world’s oldest man” eats fish and chips every Friday and believes the secret to a long life is just “good luck”. John Alfred Tinniswood, a 111-year-old man from Southport, England, has officially been recognised as the world’s oldest living man by
Britain can now boast of having the oldest living man in the world. John Tinniswood, at the age of 111 years and 222 days, was awarded the title during a ceremony at his care home yesterday. The Guinness World Records, the global
One of the oldest Christian liturgical books is expected to sell for more than $2.6 million at an auction in London. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex was written on Egyptian papyrus from around 250-350 A.D., and produced in one of the first monasteries. “It’s
Sourdough recipes, especially bread, have become a popular trend in recent years. In order to bake sourdough recipes, you must first prepare a sourdough starter. Sourdough starter, often referred to as the “mother dough,” is used to make dough rise instead of
A set of bagpipes owned by a French king believed to be the oldest set in the world has been put on display ahead of World Bagpipe Day on March 10. The pipes, displayed at Morpeth Chantry in Northumberland, England, are believed
The world’s oldest railway station ravaged by vandals and left to rot could be given a new lease of life by passionate volunteers. Heighington station, in County Durham is where Locomotion No 1, designed by George Stephenson, was placed on the track
“A black hole is an astronomical object with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it,” according to NASA. Black holes are some of the strangest and most fascinating objects in space. What is the oldest black