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15 posts
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 ...

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 bec...

10 more fantastic facts about languages
4 min read 4 min

The wonderful world of language learning offers us endless opportunities for growth and communicatio...

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 e...

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 curiou...

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 billio...

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...

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 i...

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 t...

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 p...

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 ju...

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 al...