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The man on the radio this morning said that May 26th is Dracula Day. Since it's one of my favourite books, I checked out his assertion, and apparently it marks the occasion of its first publication in 1897. So bring out your fangs - or your garlic, depending on which side you wish to bat for -...

I am not jumping to any conclusions here. However, last night I went up to bed at about 11pm, and, as is my wont, peered round the bedroom curtains as I brushed my hair. Our bedroom faces roughly south; the weather wasn't totally clear, though I could see some stars directly overhead...

How can you good folk expand my knowledge database? I know that at various points in the country (UK only?) there are hillforts and/or earthworks ascribed to the little folk; that you shouldn't fall asleep in them; that at certain times in the year (when?) the forts open and the way into...