According to the BBC’s “100 things we didn’t know this time last year“:
The = sign was invented by 16th Century Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde, who was fed up with writing “is equal to” in his equations. He chose the two lines because “noe 2 thynges can be moare equalle”.
99 other facinating facts are available on […]

If you go down to the woods today…
As a result of the storms in 2002, a mighty oak at The Lake Park in Llandrindod Wells was deemed unsafe. Instead of removing the tree completely, the Council decided to leave a large section of the trunk in place and commission a sculpture. The resultant […]

Virtually visit Aberystwyth via two webcams provided by Cerdigion Council:
> Aberystwyth Promenade from the County Council’s Education offices.
> A view of Cardigan Bay across Llys y Brenin square from above Aberystwyth’s Tourist Information Centre.
It looks quiet and cold there this morning. Brrr.

For tourists and keen walkers alike, Snowdon is a popular place to visit and those who are brave enough, and have enough energy to do so, will accept the challenge to walk up the mountain.
However, new plans recently unveiled will give walkers another option - to walk 26 miles around Snowdon. Just think of […]

The waters around Wales aren’t known for being the warmest at the best of times, but on Boxing Day you’d have to be crazy to jump into the sea at Tenby!
Around 600 mad fools ventured out into the cold waters off Tenby’s North Beach on Monday for the 35th annual Boxing Day swim. The […]

Stop! I cannot eat another thing! No more turkey, no more chocolate, no more wine!
Enjoy your Christmas Day!

Happy Christmas to all ForumWales Members and vistors!
Christmas wishes from ForumWales.

Here’s a story which caught my eye: “US woman swallows phone in spat“.
Almost one for the annual Darwin Awards!

Okay, so everyone makes fun of everyone’s accent at some point. Being pretty unique, our accent is often singled out for a bit of harmless ridicule! However, The Western Mail is reporting that in addition to being good for a laugh, it is considered to be a distinct disadvantage for people who want […]

Warning - this post could lead to increased waistline and decreased bank balance!
Everyone loves chocolate. Whether it’s the occasional chunk of Dairy Milk or a daily Mars bar to keep you going through the morning, chocolate is important to most of us. There are those who are happy with supermarket own-brand and there […]

Oh dear, we we’re on the map again for something bad!
Swansea, at one point, was the car crime capital of the UK (now it’s not!). Now Welsh cities are on the list as major centres of CD piracy. According to the BBC report, Newport, Swansea, Flint and Cardiff are listed - […]

The ForumWales forum has hit a major milestone as the number of posts passed 10,000 today.
That’s a lot of posts since March 2005. Thanks to all the members for helping us reach this milestone.