This year, the theme is workplace mental health.

In early September, if you are looking for something to keep you entertained, check out what Heritage Open Days there are in your area. You will, no doubt, be pleasantly surprised.

International Youth Day came about to do two main things: recognise the role that young people have to play in the future of the world and to draw attention to issues that young people face every day.

Friendship is something that is taken for granted – and also something that some people find more challenging than others.

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity encompasses two main elements: Special (linked to physical phenomena in the absence of gravity) and General (which explores the laws of gravity).

Considering the size of the project, it is surely one of our modern age’s most amazing engineering feats.

The haiku, a very short Japanese poem, traditionally consisting of a total of 17 syllables, with 5 in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the third,  is usually focused on nature and the seasons.

Hans Christian Andersen wrote 156 fairy tales (and more besides), including ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’.

The Ides of March, historically, was originally a time for celebration and rejoicing – quite different to associations with the phrase today.

International Book-Giving Day came about because a group of passionate individuals wanted reading to be celebrated.