Saturday 6 July National Day in Comoros
Comoros is a series of three islands (Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli) located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. The islands first…
Your guide to giving a bullshit business presentation
CALLED upon to give a presentation at work? Here’s how to hit the right note of business bullshit to drive the company drones wild. Kick…
Friday 5 July Independence Day in Cape Verde
Cape Verde is an island country consisting of 10 volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Northwest Africa. The islands were uninhabited…
Thursday 4 July Liberation Day in Rwanda
The Rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of Tutsi in this tiny landlocked African country during the Rwandan Civil War. The killing was overseen by…
Princess, Chief, and other popular annoying nicknames for children
YOU gave your kid a perfectly good name, so why the unimaginative nickname that makes you sound like you’re off Eastenders? Here are some more to…
Wednesday 3 July Independence Day in Belarus
The independence or national days of most ex-Soviet states takes place on the date that marks that country's independence after the fall of the Soviet…
Tuesday 2 July National Anthem and Flag Day in Curaçao
Located in the south Caribbean Sea, Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Designed by Martin Den Dulk, the country's flag was…
Monday 1 July Caricom Day in Guyana
The day marks the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas on this day on July 4th 1973. The Founding Fathers who signed the Treaty on…
How to make meetings absolute hell for everyone else
IF you’re forced to attend dull meetings, why not vent your frustration by making them utterly unbearable for others? Here’s how. Say things for the…
Sunday 30 June Army Day in Guatemala
From 1865, Guatemala had been under the dictatorship of Vicente Cerna. Cerna's persecution of liberal party members, eventually resulted in the Liberal Revolution, which began…
Looks not everything but they are about 95 per cent, scientists confirm
BEING handsome or beautiful is not the be-all-and-end-all of being attractive but it does account for 95 per cent, scientists have confirmed. The discovery has…
Saturday 29 June Autonomy Day in French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France and its only overseas country. It consists of over 100 islands and atolls in the South Pacific Ocean with…
Indecisive true crime fan still has no idea how she’d get rid of a body
A FAN of true crime podcasts has yet to decide on what is definitively the best way for her to dispose of human remains. Ellie…
Friday 28 June Matariki in New Zealand
Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. Before sunrise during New Zealand’s winter, the cluster is visible as a faint sparkle of tiny…
Thursday 27 June Independence Day in Djibouti
Djibouti had been under French colonial control since 1888. In 1946 it was made an overseas territory within the French Union with its own legislature…
Mum sets new record for losing her shit on school run
A MOTHER has set a new British record for totally losing her shit on the morning school run. Linga, not her real name, from Staffordshire,…
Wednesday 26 June Independence Day in Madagascar
In the early 19th century, Madagascar was united and ruled as the Kingdom of Madagascar. Seen as a key strategic location by both France and…
Tuesday 25 June Eid-e-Ghadir in Iran
A decade after the original Hirja when the Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina, he performed the pilgrimage to Mecca, giving the 'Farewell Sermon' to over…
Monday 24 June Jāņi in Latvia
Jāņi marks the summer solstice and the shortest night of the year and it has become one of the most important holidays in Latvia. At the…
How to replace the Millennial slang you didn’t understand with Gen Z slang you don’t understand
MILLENNIAL slang is out of date and should be replaced by Gen Z slang, apparently. Here’s how to look ‘with it’ even if no one…