England Gregorian

England didn't embrace the Gregorian Calendar until the 17th century, over 100 years after it was invented by the Catholic church. 

This means throughout the Tudor Dynasty and before, they used the Julian calendar. New year was observed on the 25th of March and the dates were inaccurate by today's standards. 

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Source , 'Elisabeth The forgotten Years', By John Guy, ISBN 978-0-241- 96365-4

Privatisation of Space

NASA has been privatising space travel, they have been reaching out to private companies to make spaceships for them. 

They have so far given out two contracts, one to SpaceX and one to Boeing. The two companies make space vehicles that bring astronauts to the international space station. 

They believe that private companies would deliver space vehicles more efficiently and with a smaller budget. 

Recently the Boeing Star liner space capsule has had some serious faults and has been forced to return to earth without the astronauts. 

Pink Lady Wine

Pink Lady Wine is actually a cider because it is made from Pink lady apples. 

Alcoholic drinks that are made from apples or pear are considered to be cider drinks. 

Lays and Walkers

The walkers crisps brand outside the UK is called Lays and is own by Pepsi. 

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AM And PM

When you're reading the time AM stands for Anti Meridian, this means before Meridian because the sun hasn't reached the meridian line in the sky from your perspective. 

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PM stands for post meridian because the sun has apparently gone past the meridian line. 

Gliese 12

According to the NASA blogs, they have recently discovered a planet going around the red dwarf  star Gliese 12.  The planet is believed get more light from it's star than Earth but less than Venus. 

Gliese is bright for a red dwarf, about half the Brightness of our sun and surprisingly stable. The planet called Gliese 12 B is believed to be a rocky planet with a similar mass to Earth, it may also have a thick atmosphere and liquid water on the surface. 

Yellow Phone

When you look at yellow colours on your smart phone display you're probably not actually looking at yellow. Most handsets mix red and green light together to create an imitation of yellow but it's not true yellow like a lemon. The receptors in most people's eyes can't tell the difference. 

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