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Who holds the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest? And how did the famous duo Hall and Oates meet?

When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favourite book, P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins," he made them a promise - one that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep.

What is the technical name for hitting a device till it works? And what was the first song to be played on Mars?

For those of you who wondered - and the majority who probably didn't: a potted history leading as fast as possible to how I ended up in the dream job editing NZ Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations magazine

At last the sound of Christmas is past, and as the holiday dust settles, life returns to some semblance of normality.

How many times has Neptune and Pluto completed their orbits around the sun since they were discovered? Who survived catastrophes on three famous naval ships?

Two decades ago in my mid-40's I had what might be called a professional mid-life crisis. It wasn't that the job was boring. I was a war correspondent for TIME magazine, then the world's largest weekly news magazine.

In Last Vegas, a group of sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

Which is better for you - cooked eggs or raw eggs? And can cats survive by drinking sea water? (Plus bonus cat facts)

What makes for a good summer read? We like variety. So far it has included a frivolous chick lit, a political thriller, and two books about famous men, Nelson Mandela and Stephen Hawking.