Welcome To The Knowledge Vaults!

Hello, and welcome to yet another new blog of mine – The Knowledge Vaults!

The premise for this blog came from the ungodly amount of reading that I do on a daily basis. Part of my day job is writing articles for a series of blogs; covering topics such as gardening, DIY, barbecues and bathrooms. Since I'm not always clued up on these various topics I have to do a lot of research to make sure what I'm saying isn’t just crap I made up on the spot. Plus, these days Google wants everyone to do ‘quality content’ and even though I've always put my heart and soul into everything I write, I want to make sure that the articles I put out for the company I work for are actually useful and entertaining for the reader and aren't just a way to get sales. The whole marketing team is well aware of that fact, so we put a lot of effort into getting it right.

Anyway, I digress. Because I'm constantly in the need for new topics to cover I trawl across a lot of research to get that inspiration that will kick start an idea in my head. I love learning new things all the time, especially about more obscure stuff that always gives you something to talk about when conversation grows stale (although I must admit that people can see it as a little strange when you suddenly pour out a fountain of random knowledge). Blogs like Neatorama and The Presurfer are daily visits for me and I really admire what they do there. The same goes for the wonderful Today I Found Out and the always fascinating Atlas Obscura. There are a whole host of other sites too, plus magazines (How it Works, Wonderpedia), books and the good old time-sucker that is Wikipedia; all of which have this incredible fountain of knowledge that I love to tap into.

Here I'm going to try and emulate their success and post about all the things I learn on a daily basis, the interesting things I find that are worth sharing and obscure knowledge that will no doubt help you get through your average TV quiz show or pub quiz! We'll visit fascinating locations around the world, find out more about some of the world’s rarest animals, delve deep into the history of pretty much everything and have a few laughs at random videos I find along the path.

Please join me in this journey through the wilds of the Internet and the vaults of knowledge that lie out there, eager for someone to pick and prod at them to unleash their secrets on a mind that’s always thirsty to learn something new.

If you have any tips to share you can either email me at knowledgevaults AT gmail DOT COM or tweet me @knowledgevaults. I will make sure to credit you in the blog post!