bite sized chunks of Britain

I may be a history junkie but I definitely lack the ability to remember everything! (Shocking I know). Coming to England, I had forgotten a lot of the monarchy history that my mom had once told me, the beginning of Britain and to be honest some of the key battles (and why) leading up to the 20th century. This book solved it all. 150 different events that shaped British history are written down in this very concise history book. Each event is approximately 250 words. Want to brush up or remember what happened in the Spanish Armada or who was the first king of England and Scotland?

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big bang

i've never been a science fiend. Or understood all that much about science. When high school rolled around, I chose as many arts courses as possible including the not popular but amazing Comparative Civilizations. However, I found a book for the literary lover. The History of Nearly Everything has been my book to tackle the best month (yes I know a month but it took me a while to get through it)....

With the recent start up of the large Hadron Collidor in Switzerland to see if we can re-create the big-bang, I've never felt more informed or knowledgable about what they were trying to do. And it wasn't even like I was trying to learn - the best learning of all! Image via