Thursday 20 November 2014

Fact Hunters

Cruz Carey
Sadly there are only four white female northern rhinos left. About three years earlier the last wild members of their subspecies had been killed by poachers!

Charlie Matthams
The "Christmas truce" is a term used to describe a series of unofficial pauses in fighting that occurred during WW1 in 1914. German and British soldiers even played a football match!

Armani Peek & Lilly Reynolds
The letters ea or ey were often used on the end of a place name to denote either an island or promontory. It could also mean an area of dry land surrounded by marshy land. For instance: Chelsea, Swansea & Bermondsey

Haliya Gbadamosi
Did you know that the Great Fire of London lasted from the 2nd to 5th Sept. One of the reasons the city burned so well was that it hadn’t rained for 10 months!

Emily Claydon
Incredibly the Great Fire of London lasted for four days and burned down over 13,000 homes!

Tumelo Sibanda
Named after Cecil Rhodes, Southern Rhodesia was built on very high quality land. It is on a high plateau so the temperature is more comfortable.


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