Women and Children First
Fact: #3778
The phrase “Women and children first” became famous after the HMS Birkenhead sank near Gansbaai, South Africa, in 1852 –… Read More
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Lost Without Time
Fact: #3777
On 30 May 1815, the Arniston wrecked off South Africa’s Agulhas coast after being separated from its fleet in a… Read More
Dis Potjiekos, Nie Kleinkos Nie
Fact: #3776
On 16 March 2024, the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce (South Africa) achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest… Read More
From Temporary to Timeless
Fact: #3774
South Africa’s flag was originally intended as a temporary design in 1994. But its overwhelming popularity led to it being… Read More
Buñol’s Bloody Brawl
Fact: #3773
Every August, the Spanish town of Buñol hosts La Tomatina, the world’s largest food fight, where more than 100 tons… Read More
Rice to the Occasion
Fact: #3772
Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef, has just set a Guinness World Record by cooking 8,780 kg of jollof rice –… Read More