Existe un día común a todas: el Día internacional de la lengua materna – 21 de febrero – pero además muchas lenguas tienen su propio día internacional para conmemorar su riqueza lingüística. Hacemos un repaso de algunas de ellas. Por Beatriz Calvo De todos es conocido que hay ciertas causas en el mundo – los [...]

Bowl of rice, bitter tea. Is this all the good earth has to offer me? Will I find, peace of mind? Does my true love wait behind the China gate? China Gate, written by Victor Youngs and Harold Adamson, performed by Nat King Cole By Colby Price A recent trip back to my native Seattle [...]

Here you will find some historical and cultural facts about a country you may think you know well but, did you know that… -In the year 2003, England suffered a record-breaking heat wave with temperatures hitting 38 (celsius) degrees for the first time in recorded history. -The English gulp down more tea than anyone else on [...]

Strange may it sounds, all the laws below were passed at some point and were never abolished, so watch out if you ever travel to any of these places! In some states, including California, Florida, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii, a motorist can be cited for driving too slowly. Alabama:  State code allows only 5 minutes [...]

Sherlock Holmes never paid a Mortgage for 221 of Baker Street and Charles II was one of the few kings who had a private street for himself. This and some other London-related facts are things that we never know unless someone tell us about them, and so we have thought it was worth revealing some [...]