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Sychnant pass - a hidden treasure near Conwy, North Wales

Sychnant pass - a hidden treasure near Conwy, North Wales

Between Conwy Mountain on the north Wales coast and Tal y Fan is a hidden mountain pass. Taking its name from a nearby hamlet, Sychnant Pass may take a bit of finding, but then provides a fabulous scenic surprise.

The common daisy, adornment of a sunny lawn

The common daisy, adornment of a sunny lawn

The common daisy is probably Britain's best known wildflower, carpetting many a lawn or grass verge with its long-lasting jolly white and yellow flowers. Purists might regard them as weeds, but to many they bring the spirit of summer.

The Hovercraft - an idea that came out of the air

The Hovercraft - an idea that came out of the air

The Hovercraft, or more technically, the air-cushioned vehicle (ACV), was devised by English engineer Christopher Cockerell in 1953, but took many further years to bring to fruition, as his idea was then locked away by the British Government.

The Tobacco Warehouse - big on bricks in Liverpool

The Tobacco Warehouse - big on bricks in Liverpool

The Tobacco Warehouse, Stanley Dock, Liverpool is the world's largest brick warehouse. It was completed in 1901 when trade through the Merseyside port was at its height. It deployed more than 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tons of steel.

Dolly the sheep - a scientific breakthrough at the University of Edinburgh

Dolly the sheep - a scientific breakthrough at the University of Edinburgh

Dolly (5th July 1996 – 14th February 2003) was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.

Gregor MacGregor - the fraudster who invented a country

Gregor MacGregor - the fraudster who invented a country

General "Sir" Gregor MacGregor, Prince of the Principality of Poyais, arrived in London in 1820, after many years adventuring and soldiering in South America, to invite his fellow Britons to invest in the wonderful and fertile new country of Poyais.

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