Typhoon Club

Perched at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is a place of remarkable natural and cultural diversity. Spanning just over two square miles, this tiny rocky outcrop is perhaps best known for its most famous residents – the Barbary macaques, the only wild monkey population in Europe. These … Read more

Doctors and medical experts are always telling us about the importance of exercise. If we want to live a long and healthy life, we have to make a commitment to exercise. With our busy schedules, it is often difficult. Some of us choose to go on regular walks or runs in the park and countryside. … Read more

When Ernie Adams was a young boy growing up in Arizona, U.S.A., he was fascinated by cars. He spent many hours of his spare time drawing them, and on every school assignment, he would try to include something about cars. It was not long before Ernie began to think about making his own car. Fortunately … Read more

We all know what a pie looks like. On the outside there is usually pastry. The pastry holds or hides an inside filling which may be sweet like apple or pumpkin, or savoury such as meat or vegetables. Pies have been made for thousands of years. They were once a useful way of carrying a … Read more

Shortly before Michael Jackson died in 2009, he told a newspaper reporter that he was “desperately broke.” He was about to perform 50 concerts in London hoping the concerts would make him rich once again. Sadly, he died before any of the concerts took place. He was just 50 years old. It is hard to … Read more

Did You Know? An elephant’s trunk has approximately 100,000 individual muscles. It can take an elephant calf a whole year to learn how to use it. Lucha is a 33-year-old female Asian elephant who was born in Myanmar. She now lives with nine other elephants at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, England’s largest zoo. Recently, her … Read more