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Ex Libris is the Latin phrase often inscribed in a book before the name of the owner and is translated from the books/library of.
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Fathom is the unit of measurement that is equal to six feet.
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The falcon headed Egyptian god Horus was the son of Isis.
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Now extinct, the moa was the large flightless bird of New Zealand.
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Hong Kong has the world's highest concentration of restaurants, with one establishment for every 600 people.
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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in Westminster Abbey.
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Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres off the south east coast of the African continent.
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Cruel Sea was the title of a movie directed by Charles Frend in 1953 and also and Australian indie band formed in 1988.
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Zermatt is a year round ski resort village at the foot of the Matterhorn and is a world without motorcars – electric cars, horse-drawn sleighs and carriages are the only transport allowed.
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The Icelandic dish of hakari consists of fermented shark.
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