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What became of the model who used to appear a lot on Chris Evans’ TFI Friday? I think her name was Cat. – L.
Model Catalina Guirado was often on Evans’ show in the late ’90s.
Still modelling, she is also a TV host, stylist, art entrepreneur, creative director, musician and actress and currently lives in London and Los Angeles.
She also appeared in the 2003 series of I’m A Celebrity. What were “tasty, tasty, very, very tasty”? It’s a tune from an old TV ad that I have just halfremembered for some reason, and it’s driving me daft. – P.
Kellogg’s Bran Flakes were tasty, tasty in a couple of ads from the early ’80s.
In one, a waiter in the background singing the lines is none other than actor Gordon Kaye, just before his big break playing Rene in classic comedy ’Allo, ’Allo.
I’m sure that I’m not alone when I say I’m sick of all the talk about Brexit and splitting from our European.
However, I’m intrigued by the word “Europe”.
How did the continent become knows as that, and who coined the name? – S.
The continent of Europe, the western part of Eurasia, covers about 3,930,000 square miles, extending as far as the Ural mountains in Russia.
Comprising of more than 50 countries, most of which are members of the European Union, it covers 6.8% of the Earth’s land area and, with 750,000,000 inhabitants, has 11% of the world’s population.
In Greek mythology, Europa was the daughter of King Aginor.
The myths claim Zeus, god of the sky, lightning, thunder, law, order and justice, transformed himself into a bull so he could abduct Europa and take her to the island of Crete to seduce her and make her his wife.
Their son was Minos of Crete, of the king who, every seven years sent seven young boys and seven young girls to go into the labyrinth to be eaten by the Minotaur, the monster with a head of a bull and the body of a man.
The name Europa was later taken to refer to Crete and Greece as a whole.
Over time, as civilisation flourished, the entire continent became known as Europa or Europe.
Depictions of Zeus as a bull, the form he took when abducting Europa, are found on the Greek two euro coin and on the UK identity card for visa holders. Could it really be true, as my pal insists, that the actor who played the neighbour in the ’90s US sitcom Home Improvement also played drums for Bob Dylan? – C.
Mickey Jones played at his legendary 1966 concerts at The Royal Albert Hall when, to a chorus of boos, folkie Dylan switched to electric guitar.
He also played with Trini Lopez before his acting career gave him roles in Total Recall on the big screen and on TV in Justified. As I squeezed into another train for my commute to work this week, I couldn’t help but wonder which is the world’s longest? – K.
The Canadian National Railway system runs freight trains of up to 2.7 miles in length. The longest passenger train is Australia’s The Ghan, at 44 coaches long. It travels the 1850 miles from Adelaide to Darwin at an average speed of 53mph.