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50 unbelievable facts about the world to make you seem cultured
7 min read 7 min

Have you ever sat around the table with friends or family, enjoying a perfectly acceptable lunch or dinner, and listened – powerless – as the conversa...

9 reasons why English rules
3 min read 3 min

Go anywhere in the world and you’ll find someone who speaks English. Today, learning English has become essential for communication and access to oppo...

10 more fantastic facts about languages
4 min read 4 min

The wonderful world of language learning offers us endless opportunities for growth and communication and is rooted in a great deal of rich history. L...

10 fascinating facts about the world’s coolest cities that make for great conversation starters
4 min read 4 min

Think you know everything you need to about some of the world’s coolest cities? Think again! These exciting and bustling metropolis’ have centuries – ...

7 language facts that will blow your mind
2 min read 2 min

The future of how we’ll communicate is a source of heated debates – here’s our take if you’re curious – but whatever it is, let’s take a moment to app...

10 fun facts about languages
4 min read 4 min

There are an estimated 7,000 languages in the world, from Mandarin Chinese spoken by nearly a billion people natively, to over 200 artificial language...

Spain’s sunny center: Madrid infographic
1 min read 1 min

From fabulous food to great football and gorgeous monuments soaked in year-round sunshine, Madrid is an urban paradise nestled in the very heart of Sp...

37 million and counting: Tokyo infographic
1 min read 1 min

With 37 million inhabitants and 2,5 million people commuting into the city every day, Tokyo’s size is truly staggering. More fun – and very impressive...

10 things we bet you didn’t know about New Zealand
4 min read 4 min

A hobbit wonderland, a bungee jumper’s paradise and the home of the haka dance danced by the rugby team – three things most people know about the othe...

5 things we bet you didn’t know about Tokyo
2 min read 2 min

Here are five things you may or may not have known about Tokyo, host to the 2020 Olympic Games and producer of some of my all-time favorite horror mov...

10 reasons to love London
6 min read 6 min

There are a million and one reasons to love London. Here are my top 10 reasons for why you should jump on the next flight to this cooler-than-cool cap...

13 thrilling facts we bet you didn’t know about Halloween
3 min read 3 min

Get your adrenaline pumping in a haunted house, carve pumpkins by the bonfire and eat your yearly allotment of candy in one sitting. It’s easy to see ...