Believe it or not, all this interesting stuff happened on this day at some point in the dim and distant past. Each fact has been thoroughly checked using Wikipedia and a Hindley University student’s textbook to ensure 100% accuracy (to a tolerance of...

If you are reading this right now, then I’m sorry to say it’s all over - Teletext has bitten the dust. Don’t even attempt to check the lottery numbers or have a quick go at Bamboozle because it won’t work. After feeding the public’s hunger for snappy...

He’s the most talked about sportsperson in the world right now, but sadly not for sporting reasons. Let that take no credit away from the man, who is perhaps the greatest player ever to pick up a wood, putter or even iron. Allegedly he’s used them all...

As of today, 13th December 2009, Retro Yakking has been online for precisely one year. Yep, we’ve the chop from the authorities for a full 365 days, making us marginally more successful than Betamax, Bomberman X or Didier Drogba attempting to be...

With piracy of the high seas off the coast of Somalia on the rapid increase, the British admiral in charge of an EU flotilla of anti-piracy vessels is considering an extension of their patrol area. No, the ships, not the pirates. Rear Admiral Peter...