This pretty little pond, halfway up an alp, was created by a 500 kg British bomb during WWII.

Here's your interesting fact of the day: Orcas are as intelligent as 15 or 16-year-olds. Not only do they have their own language, but...

Every year, the tiny Canadian province of Nova Scotia sends a Christmas Tree to Boston, Massachusetts. Louis Oliveira from Warwick, RI,...

Gather round for Story-time! During the Seven Years’ War, a French army officer named Antoine was captured by the Prussians, dragged off...

Come with me to my favourite era of them all. Can you guess where we're going? Victorian England? Nah. The Renaissance? Nuh-uh, The Dark...

I'm watching the special on Netflix about David Beckham. I really know nothing about soccer, yet it brings to mind a story. Clearly, I am...

Today, we’ll head over to the beautiful red sand dunes of the Arabian Desert where “A Whole New World” is waiting...for you and meeeeee....

By Kurmanbek - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122644443 It's the year 1545. A French scholar...

In 8000 BC, Incas began growing potatoes. Around 1536, Spanish Conquistadors brought potatoes back to Europe. Meanwhile, in Belgium,...

Walking by, can of paint in hand, I can’t help but think this dollhouse is what my great-grandchildren will find in an attic fifty or...

Grab your cup of tea (or coffee) and gather round for it’s story time and I LOVE this one. 1911. Czechoslovakia. An old castle burns...

Edinburgh, Scotland is situated amongst seven hills. In the late 1700’s they built a bridge to link the High Street with the University....

Local Archives and History: Story time at Kenilworth Branch. Hamilton Public Library, 1980 When I was eleven and twelve, I rode my bike...

Grab your cup of tea! Today I'm taking you to Yangshuo, China. This is the view we'd wake up to every morning... After breakfast, we'd...

If you don't know the crazy and forbidden history of lace, keep reading! I learned about it while visiting Bruges. Lace was invented in...

Legend says if you toss a coin over your shoulder, into the Trevi Fountain, someday you will return to Rome. Clearly, the legend is true!...

I've told you about ancient churches...from Brussels to Aachen. I have another super cool one to tell you about: The Lasagna Church. Grab...

Richard Doyle (1879) Here's a mystery for you to ponder: June 26th is the anniversary of the disappearance of 130 children from a German...

My son, Quinton, went and gave blood the other day and we were laughing, remembering this funny story... It‘s a Friday night in August....

Gather round. It’s Storytime. Today, I’ll take you to Japan. Lost in Translation. Bill Murray won an Oscar playing Bob Harris—a washed up...