Five Fun Facts

GitHub Practice Workshop

In this workshop you will be using GitHub to explore a project's source code and learning how to investigate it.

Facts About Glasgow

It's a UNESCO City of Music
It has the third-oldest subway system in the world
The ultrasound was invented here in 1956
Oasis got their big break after playing here in 1993
There is always a traffic cone on the Duke of Wellington statue!

Facts About Manchester

Home of the World Pie-Eating Championships
The first passenger railway train set of from here in 1830
The first computer with stored program and memory is located here
The Suffragette movement started here
The vegetarian movement started here in 1847

A Manchester tram

Facts About Birmingham

There are more canals here (35 miles) than in Venice (26 miles)
The world's first football league started here
The postage stamp was invented here in 1839
Home to the 5th busiest McDonald's in the world
The board game Cluedo was invented here in 1943

Canal boats in Birmingham at night

Facts About London

The oldest building in London is almost 1800 years old!
Holds the record for most Olympic Games hosted by a city
The shortest street is only 36ft long
Has so many trees that it meets the UN's definition of a forest

London skyline at night

Facts About Cape Town

Winemaking in the region dates back to 1659 - the oldest vineyards outside Europe!
Hosted the first FIFA World Cup match held in Africa in 2010
Home to a colony of endangered penguins
Has 7000 species of plant which aren't found anywhere else in the world
The world's first heart transplant took place here in 1967

Arial view of Cape Town taken from above the ocean