On 12th January 1882, the very first coal-fired power station started running at 57 Holborn Viaduct in London.  It only produced enough power for 1,000 street lamps, but it marked ... Read More

In March 2017 Panasonic introduced a new washing machine designed for the Indian market.  Consumers had complained that existing machines could not remove the stubborn stains left by curry.  So ... Read More

13-14 They sent some Pharisees and followers of Herod to bait him, hoping to catch him saying something incriminating. They came up and said, “Teacher, we know you have integrity, that ... Read More

On the morning of 16th March 1912, Lawrence Oates walked out of his tent in the Antarctic and into temperatures of -400C.  He knew he was going to die and ... Read More

In the summer of 1989 a popular uprising by students and workers led to tens of thousands gathering in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.  The mood was upbeat and hopes were high ... Read More

Beginning in 2003 business owners and shop-keepers in the city of Bristol have been waking up to find apostrophes either inserted or removed from their signage.  It now turns out ... Read More

12:1-2 Then Jesus started telling them stories. “A man planted a vineyard. He fenced it, dug a winepress, erected a watchtower, turned it over to the farmhands, and went off on ... Read More

Jesus once said, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”  This became literally true for Robert Jones who in 1992 was tried and convicted for ... Read More

I grew up watching repeats of the Lone Ranger, the fictional Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West.  Riding into town on his trusty steed he would ... Read More

22-25 Jesus was matter-of-fact: “Embrace this God-life. Really embrace it, and nothing will be too much for you. This mountain, for instance: Just say, ‘Go jump in the lake’—no shuffling or ... Read More