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Slate mining is the industry related to the extraction and processing of slate. IT is either quarried or reached by tunnelling in the slate mine. Common use for slate is roofing materials, flooring, grave stone and electric insulation. Slate mining happened most often in north wales, UK. Men worked 6 days a week on very poor wages and in some desperate conditions. Miners had to take a five year apprenticeship in order to become a fully qualified slate miner and even then the skills that they learn don’t actually give their pay value. They were employed contracts on a monthly...

Santa Claus. Kris Kringle. Father Christmas. St. Nicholas. The man behind St. Nicholas was a bishop who lived in the 4th Century in a place called Myra which as actually now known as Turkey. He was a very rich man due to his parents dying when he was very young and receiving his inheritance. He was much admired due to his kindness and piety. There are many legends for St. Nicholas but we don’t know which one is true! There was a poor man who had three daughters. He was so poor, he did not have enough money for a...

Giant panda are no longer endangered but they are still vulnerable. It doesn’t necessarily mean they are safe though. They became endangered when their climates where be chopped down. Panda live on a diet of bamboo only and in the next 80 years or so there will be a 35% decrease of bamboo forests due to them being destroyed through climate change. Currently there are around 1,864 panda living in the wild, since 2004 that is an increase of 17%. With the forests being destroyed this number might decrease and panda may become endangered again. Our ‘Moody Panda’ mug is...

Hygge is a quality of Danish culture. It cannot be translated using a single word. Rather, it includes many of the pleasures we link with everyday living - relaxing with friends, enjoying good food, and creating a cosy evening with a candle or two. It refers to a mental state of cosiness, warmth, and togetherness in the heart of winter. It also helps the Danes get through the long, dark and cold winters. The Danish word, pronounced "hoo-ga", is commonly translated into English as "cosiness". The origin of the word ‘hygge’ comes from a Norwegian word meaning ‘well-being’. It first...

Movember is a charity event that happens all over the world in the month of November. It is an event where men don't shave their mustache or even their beard for the full 30 days in order to raise money for the Movember charity for men's health. The foundation raises awareness on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental illness', and suicide prevention. The Movember Charity have raised over £443 Million since starting in 2003. Here are some very famous mustaches that you may recognise. Hulk Hogan. Hulk Hogan is an American retired professional wrestler who is world famous and was...