Hope you find at least one entry interesting and perhaps learn something you didn't already know !
Day 163: 23-Dec-14 The WMF factory famed for producing German Art Nouveau items, typically silver plated and polished pewter
Day 164: 24-Dec-14 King Henry VIII died in 1547
Day 165: 25-Dec-14 How times change; Christmas Day, some family members live away:- using Skype on Christmas Day afternoon to see and talk with them.
Day 166: 26-Dec-14 In 1832 the Dent family acquired Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.
Day 167: 27-Dec-14 According to the Great Garden Revival programme, we import approx 90% of our fresh fruit into the UK.
Day 168: 28-Dec-14 Sir George Gilbert Scott designed the Victorian Albert memorial in London.
Day 169: 29-Dec-14 Learned that the author of Spot (the dog) books passed away this year.
Day 170: 30-Dec-14 Learned that Ian Fleming (James Bond author) wrote 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'.
Day 171: 31-Dec-14 Figs have been grown in the UK since 1550.
Day 172: 1-Jan-15 The Asian caterpillar newly arrived in the UK attacks ornamental Box (Buxus) plants.
Day 173: 2-Jan-15 Anglo-Saxon refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln + Saxony, began attacking Roman Britain in AD410.
Day 174: 3-Jan-15 The owner of 'Cragside'; William Armstrong - inventor; built from scratch complete with 4Km(sq) gardens.
Day 175: 4-Jan-15 The Docklands railway in London has driverless trains.
Day 176: 5-Jan-15 60% of our fruit trees have disappeared since the 1930's (according to the National Trust).
Day 177: 6-Jan-15 When the sailing ship Cutty Sark traided with China, it brought 600 tonnes of tea to Britain each trip.
Day 178: 7-Jan-15 The planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.
Day 179: 8-Jan-15 Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Peel' - witch hazel:
Day 180: 9-Jan-15 Enjoyed a shared first cup of coffee in the 'Boston Tea Party' cafe in Cheltenham.
Day 181: 10-Jan-15 Christian Fletcher of Mutiny On the Bounty fame was born in Cockermouth.
Day 182: 11-Jan-15 Just a reminder; how greatful I am to enjoy fresh, clean water in my home.
Day 183: 12-Jan-15 In 2014, 70,000 road accidents were caused by collisions with deer.
Day 184: 13-Jan-15 Another opportunity to say how much I appreciate having electricity in my home.
Day 185: 14-Jan-15 Eastnor Castle (Herefordshire) was built in the first part of the C19 - its architect was Robert Smirke.
Day 186: 15-Jan-15 And it is wonderful that I have a constant supply of gas to my home.
Day 187: 16-Jan-15 The Humber Estuary is 5 miles wide at its widest point as it flows in to the North Sea.
Day 188: 17-Jan-15 The combination of water, electricity and gas enables my central heating system - miraculous!
Day 189: 18-Jan-15 It's Winnie The Poo day today!
Day 190: 19-Jan-15 Nine years in creation, Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
Day 191: 20-Jan-15 The Metropolitan railway was the first underground line in London (and the World!).
Day 192: 21-Jan-15 Made aware of a woman's dress style known as "A Shift Dress" - features straight lines, doesn't hug the body and is typically sleeveless.
Day 193: 22-Jan-15 Learned that a 'Lancet' window is a tall, narrow window with pointed arch at its top - typically seen in Gothic styled churches.
Day 194: 23-Jan-15 On my Raspberry Pi computer learning about external interface programming with interrupts (trying to keep my mental activity stimulated!).
Day 195: 24-Jan-15 During 1854/55 Dr John Snow deduced that water carried cholera, from his studies in Soho, London.
Day 196: 25-Jan-15 Computer USB 3.0 has a top data transfer speed of 5Gbps. USB 3.1 doubles this to 10Gbps.
Day 197: 26-Jan-15 The USB Type-C port is about the size of a Micro-B USB connector; both ends of the cable are the same which enables reversible plug-and-play with no worries about plugging in connectors up-side-down.
Day 198: 27-Jan-15 The Humber Bridge was opened in 1981; at that time it was the longest single span suspension bridge in the world.
Day 199: 28-Jan-15 The word Pugnacious; an adjective meaning, Eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight.
Day 200: 29-Jan-15 William Armstrong invented the world's first water powered hydraulic crane (He of Cragside hydro-electric fame).
