Number 10 Downing Street

10 Downing Street is the residence of the prime minister : leader of the United Kingdom. It looks like a small terraced house but it's actually the size of a small village. 

The part of the building you see the prime minister walk into is just a small part of a complex of buildings that are all joined together seamlessly. The space behind the front of the building back out some distance and contains offices, apartments and conference rooms. There is even a large hall for parties. 

World Cup Nations

At the time of writing this post just after the 2026 world cup, only 8 nations have ever won the football world cup. 

Brazil 

Germany 

Italy 

Argentina

France

Uruguay 

Spain 

And England

Brazil is the only country that has won the world cup 5 times 

England is the only country that has won the world cup only once. The other 7 nations that have one the world cup have done so at least twice; Spain only just won their second world cup title. 

Germany and Italy have both won the world cup 4 times. 

Trafalgar Lions

The lions in Trafalgar Square were all made with different moulds so they're all slightly different, they're looking in different directions. But they all weigh more than 20 tones. 

They were created in 1867 by sir Edwin Landseer. 

There is a myth that if Big Ben rings 13 times, they will come to life and protect London. The myth was mentioned as a joke by Pedro Pony in peper pig. Most people didn't get it though. 

British History Changed by Bacteria

One of the worst Kings in British History is Charles the 1st. He caused a 9 year long civil war in England and countless deaths. Eventually he was executed for treason. Did you know king Charles the first had an older brother. His name was Henry Frederick and he died at the age of 18 before he was crowned because he caught Typhoid Fever, a disease caused by a very common Bacteria. 

A common species of bacteria changed the history of Britain. Many historians agree that Henry Frederick was much more popular and less provocative than his younger brother and would most likely not caused a prolonged civil war that created mayhem across the country. 

There is no way to prove this is true but we can agree history changed because of Bacteria, his older brother would have made different decisions and judgements so everything would be different. 

Black Velvet song Meaning

Black Velvet song is a tribute to Elvis Presley. 

The Song Black Velvet sung by Alannah Miles is often portrayed as a sensual seductive song but it's not, it is a tribute to Elvis Presley. 

Black velvet is actually the name of the hair dye Elvis often used because he had blond hair and wanted to appear more dark. 

The song is describing the huge effect Elvis had on American culture, people would buy black velvet hair dye and imitate him as if he was the prophet of a new religion. 

The song also describes what life was like in Elvis Presley's home town. 

Born in the USA song Meaning

At face value the song by Bruce Springsteen titled 'Born in the USA' seems like it is Patriotic but it isn't. It is about a war veteran that was abandoned by his society and forgotten by his government. He returned to his country and felt alone. The chorus born in the USA is the poor man's shouts of frustration.

The irony is the song has been played at government celebrations and sports events, even Ronald Reagan's team used the song during the American elections. 

You should inspect to lyrics before you use a song. 

Atoms and Light

Atoms are so small that even the smallest light wave skips over them like they're not there. We can see objects because the atoms that make up the object are joined together and act like a single structure. 

To see atoms, individual electrons need to be streamed at the object so the individual atoms reflect the electrons back towards the sensor.

It is very difficult to picture how small an atom is, a single cell is the size of a city compared to an atom. They are usually a single micron across. 

They are smaller than the light waves.