How Was Lyme Regis Cobb Built?

Originally constructed from oak piles driven into the seabed and infilled with boulders, the Cobb has been destroyed or severely damaged by storms several times. It was swept away in 1377 which led to the destruction of 50 boats and 80 houses. When was the cob in Lyme Regis built? Read more…

Are Horse Races Gendered?

The vast majority of races are sex divided, composed either entirely of fillies and mares, or male horses. There have been exceptions to this rule, of course. Winning Colors stole fillies, horse racing’s greatest prize, over Forty Niner in 1988. Is horse racing gendered? Racehorses can be either male or Read more…