British Cemetery in Bahia - St. George's Society

18/07/2026

28/06/2026

13/06/2026

The site, resting place to Karl Marx and George Michael, is vulnerable to the impact of climate change.

10/06/2026

Cheddar Man is one of the oldest nearly complete human skeletons ever found in Great Britain. It was discovered in 1903 in Gough’s Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset. Scientists believe he lived during the Mesolithic period, around 9,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Many years later, in 1996, researchers at University of Oxford studied his remains. Professor Bryan Sykes extracted mitochondrial DNA from one of Cheddar Man’s teeth. This type of DNA is passed from mother to child. The results were compared with modern people and matched a local history teacher, showing they shared the same maternal line going back many generations.

Further studies were later done by University College London and the Natural History Museum, London. These studies gave new information about what Cheddar Man may have looked like when he was alive.

The research suggested that Cheddar Man likely had dark or even black skin, blue eyes, and dark curly hair. This finding surprised many people because it changed earlier ideas about how ancient people in Britain looked.

Scientists believe his DNA belongs to a group called haplogroup U5, which shows a long maternal lineage that has continued for thousands of years. It means some people living today may still be connected to him through their maternal ancestors.

Cheddar Man’s discovery helps us understand early human life in Europe and shows how human appearance has changed over time.

10/06/2026

Remember the professor whose kids crashed his live BBC interview?

In 2017, Robert E. Kelly was being interviewed from home about South Korea when his young daughter suddenly marched into the room.

Seconds later, his baby son rolled in behind her in a walker.

Then their mother rushed in, desperately trying to pull them both out while the interview kept going.

The clip became one of the funniest live TV moments ever.

People called him “BBC Dad.”

At the time, his daughter Marion was only around 4 years old, and his son James was still a baby.

Now they are all grown up.

Recent photos show Marion, who now goes by Yena, nearly 12, and James around 9.

The tiny kids who once accidentally stole the entire news segment are no longer little.

And that is what makes the update so strange.

A viral moment that felt like yesterday is now old enough to have grown-up children in it.

Time really does move fast.

14/05/2026

17/04/2026

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.

12/04/2026

09/11/2024

Photos of another British cemetery. This one is on Church Island, in Wales