‘Who’s a good little mansplainer? You are’, says wife, pinching husband’s chubby cheeks
A MAN who successfully explained something to his wife she already knew has been congratulated in a manner befitting his achievement. Jo, not her real…
Saturday 12 October Lady of Aparecida in Brazil
Legend has it that in October 1717, after a day's fishing without any luck, fishermen cast their nets into the Paraiba River and pulled up…
Man clearly getting off on calling boat ‘she’
A MAN with a yacht is clearly turned on whenever he talks about the vessel as if it is actually female. Ian, not his real…
Friday 11 October Dussehra in Nagaland India
The festival of Dussehra symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. The festival traditionally represents the legend of Rama and Ravana. Ravana, the demon king,…
Thursday 10 October Independence Day in Cuba
At the start of the nineteenth century, the Peninsular Wars in Europe resulted in Napoleon's brother Joseph becoming King of Spain. Feeling no loyalty to…
Woman whose work emails full of exclamation marks as dreadful as you’d expect
A WOMAN who liberally peppers her work emails with exclamation marks is just as powerfully irritating in real life, colleagues. Administration manager Hannah, not her…
Wednesday 9 October Hangeul Day in South Korea
King Sejong the Great who was the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty, along with fellow scholars invented the Korean alphabet in 1443. The promulgation…
Tuesday 8 October Battle of Angamos in Peru
The Battle of Angamos (Combate naval de Angamos) was a naval battle fought on October 8th 1879, during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Also…
Monday 7 October Peat Cutting Monday in Falkland Islands
Traditionally a spring festival, Peat Cutting Day was the time of year when Falkland Islanders went out to cut cubes of surface-soil peat which was…
Woman so fancy she is marrying an Italian
A WOMAN has announced she is so much better than everyone else in Britain she must wed an Italian. Lucy, not her real name, of…
Sunday 6 October Armed Forces Day in Egypt
During the Six-day War with Israel in June 1967, Egypt had lost control of the Sinai Peninsula. In an attempt to regain the territory, Egyptian…
How to guiltily explain to your millennial friends that your parents are buying you a house
HAVE you spent years moaning about being part of ‘generation rent’ but now your parents are bunging you some cash for a house? Here’s how…
Saturday 5 October The Day Maldives Embraced Islam in Maldives
According to tradition, the Maldives was converted to Islam in the year 1153 AD by a Muslim from Maghrib (Morocco) by the name of Abul…
Busy mum saves time by preparing marital arguments in advance
A WOMAN has unlocked new efficiencies in her packed weekly schedule by preparing ahead of time a selection of complaints, insults and resentments to fire…
Friday 4 October Discovery of America Day in Honduras
The day commemorates the date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas. Columbus' voyages across the Atlantic Ocean initiated the European exploration and…
Thursday 3 October Chinese National Day in China
On October 1st 1949 Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China from atop Beijing's Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian'anmen Gate). …
How to look like a millennial who doesn’t give a f**k about looking like Gen Z
WANT to look like a person in their 30s and 40s with no interest in dressing like the younger generation? Here’s how. Sneer at your…
Wednesday 2 October Independence Day in Guinea
Located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, the area now known as Guinea came under European influence from the 15th century with the arrival…
Tuesday 1 October Ancestors’ Day in Cambodia
Pchum Ben, also known as Ancestors' Day or 'Hungry Ghosts Festival', is a 15-day Cambodian religious festival, which culminates in celebrations on the 15th day…
Monday 30 September Botswana Day in Botswana
In the late nineteenth century, the Tswana inhabitants in the region were being attacked by tribes from the north-east and threatened by the advancing Dutch…