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25 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Jameela Jamil

Jameela Alia Burton-Jamil is a British actress, radio presenter and activist. Jamil began her career as an English teacher before becoming a presenter on T4 from 2009 until 2012. Jamil became the radio host of The Official Chart, and was co-host of The Official Chart Update alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. Jamil was…

30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. In 1999, Time Magazine named Pankhurst one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, stating, “she shaped an idea of women for our time; she shook society into a new…

30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Francis Crick

Francis Harry Compton Crick was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 with James Watson, work which was based partly on fundamental studies done by Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling and Maurice Wilkins. Take a look below for 30 more interesting…

30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr. Watson. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Arthur Conan…

30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and was the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and the first woman. Take a look below for 30 more…

30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About James Cook

Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. 1. Cook had the first recorded…

30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Emma Watson

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson, born April 15, 1990, is a British actress, model and activist. Born in Paris and raised in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theater Arts. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Emma Watson. 1….