We Love The Internet

This week, Chris has been looking in to the history of the Queen’s speech at the opening of parliament. What happens and why, including what happens to the royal hostage!

Then Harrison has been finding out about the official wizard of New Zealand, and some other unusual jobs from around the world.

Harrison investigates the Italian cultural rules around not drinking a cappuccino after 11am. Strangely enough there’s actual reasoning behind such a bizarre rule…

Chris meanwhile discovers a number of English laws that are still in effect, even though they make very little sense in modern times. One for example is that you can’t build a pigsty in your front garden but it doesn’t say anything about your back garden…

In this episode, Chris finds out about The US Department of Defense’s headquarters - the Pentagon. Why is the building the shape it is and who’s got lost inside its massive labyrinth of corridors and offices?

Harrison meanwhile tells everyone about the insane American Airlines AAPass. It was a one-off ticket that bought its users unlimited first class travel whenever and wherever they wanted it. Find out how trying to get themselves out of bankruptcy actually led to even more cash-flow problems!

On this week’s episode, Chris has been looking at some famous and well known sayings, and their origins. Some of which may surprise you! Learn about the mis-sold elephant, the prize cigar and many others.

Then, Harrison tells us the not so glorious tale of Australia’s Emu War of 1932. Find out how the Aussies fought a real, honest to goodness war, with guns and everything, against their own national bird.

On this week’s episode, Chris has been looking at some famous and well known sayings, and their origins. Some of which may surprise you! Learn about the mis-sold elephant, the prize cigar and many others.

Then, Harrison tells us the not so glorious tale of Australia’s Emu War of 1932. Find out how the Aussies fought a real, honest to goodness war, with guns and everything, against their own national bird.

Harrison discovers some of the funny town names from around the UK and globally. The residents of Shitterton took matters into their own hands when their sign kept being stolen and funnily enough, it hasn’t been stolen since!

Chris meanwhile finds out about the Guinness World Records and some of the absolutely golden world records that they have recorded. You could say they’re eye-popping.

Chris finds out about some accident inventions that have turned into really successful products, including the bane of parent’s lives everywhere: Play-doh (which came from a putty to clean wallpaper) and the summer delight, Popiscles (that were created by an 11 year-old boy!).

Harrison meanwhile investigates what the American military and the CIA are up to at Groom Lake, or Area 51 as it is more famously known. And what does an airline called ‘Janet’ have to do with it all?

This week, Harrison talks about the history of Google Maps and some of the incredible features it has that you may not know about.

Then Chris talks about his favourite subject yet, as he delves head first in to the history of some Yeast Products, Marmite, Vegemite and Bovril! You either love them or hate them, spoiler alert, he hates them.

On this episode of We Love The Internet, Harrison has been finding out about some ways that countries have accidentally invaded, or in some cases shelled, their neighbours.

Then Chris tells us about the history of Piccadilly Circus, with a slight detour to talk about Bovril. How can you go from talking about Piccadilly Circus to talking about Bovril? Listen and find out!

This week, the boys learn first about some of the ways that people attempted, and failed, to get out of Alcatraz. Then we learn about a day in 1966 when the Australian Prime Minister went for a swim, and was never seen again.