When shoe shops went atomic. Read on…
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The king who came back – very late. Read on…
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A quickly eroding beach in North Carolina. Read on…
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Special trains that delivered milk around Britain. Read on…
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The trade body that tried to get us eating more biscuits. Read on…
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Why monarchs’ kids get named in wills. Read on…
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Why the US Congress introduces such strangely named laws. Read on…
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A convert to Islam and founder of Britain’s first mosque. Read on…
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An astronomical illusion at the Chichén Itzá. Read on…
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A useful nonsense-word of 16th-century origin. Read on…
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A sculptor and prolific forger. Read on…
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The first black person to vote in a British election. Read on…
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A strange bridge between musical traditions, from the Alps to Kenya. Read on…
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An actor who invented our idea of clowns, and the sadness behind them. Read on…
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An 18th-century religious sect that anticipated modern design. Read on…
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The cultural vandalism of father and son. Read on…
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Cross-dressing justice in Wales. Read on…
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A brand-new mountain and its influence on science. Read on…