Sir Moses Haim Montefiore
Sir Moses Haim Montefiore (1784-1885) the British Jewish banker, philanthropist, international fighter for human rights, and one-time Sheriff of London, was once, the story goes, seated at a dinner party next to a notoriously anti-Semitic nobleman who remarked that he had just returned from Japan where “they have neither pigs nor Jews.” Montefiore is supposed […]
Guinness book of Records ~ Guinness Book des Records
The smallest man in the wold meets woman with the longest legs. He Pingping, 20 yrs old, originally from Mongolia is 74.61 centimeters tall and Russian Svetlana Pankratova, 36 yrs old, 1 meter 96 centimeters tall with legs that measure 132 centimeters, met at the Trafalgar Square in London to present the new record for […]
I Can’t Believe it IS Butter…
Top Chef Creates Intricate Works of Art with Golden Spread Mr Athukorale, 46, picked up two gold medals and a silver at the international Salon Culinary Awards in London last week. Spread of brilliance: Vipula Athukorale with his Rolls-Royce sculpted from butter. Creamy goodness: A scene from the Pied Piper is reinvented. Mr Athukorale uses […]
Somalian in U.K.
A Somalian arrives in London as a new immigrant to the U.K. He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says…….. ‘Thank you Mr. British for letting me in this country, giving me housing, money for food, free medical care, free education and no taxes!’ The passer by says, ‘You are […]
