Encyclopedia of Trivia
An A-Z of trivia and trifles obscure and significant
Sunday, 25 December 2016
Matthew Parker
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Matthew 'Nosey' Parker (1504-1575), was the original 'Nosey' Parker. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury between 1559 and ...
Charlie Parker
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The jazz saxophone giant Charlie Parker was born in Kansas City, Kansas on August 29, 1920. He was the only child of Adelaide "Addie...
Saturday, 24 December 2016
Paris
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HISTORY Julius Caesar conquered the Celtic Parisii tribe on July 8, 51 B.C. The Romans called the place that is now known as Paris, Lut...
Friday, 23 December 2016
Ambroise Paré
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Ambroise Paré was born in 1510 in Bourg-Hersent in north-western France . His father was a country artisan. As a youth, Paré was apprenti...
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Parasite
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At least 60 per cent of species on Earth are parasites, an organism living in or on another organism, from it gets part or all of its food...
Paralympic Games
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Paralympics is the equivalent of the Olympic Games for disabled people. They are held every four years where possible in the same city or...
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Paraguay
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HISTORY The first Europeans in the area that corresponds to modern day Paraguay were Spanish explorers in 1516. Ten years later Sebast...
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