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Five facts about… the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
General history
Top five… hoaxes of all time
19th Century
Did Abraham Lincoln’s beard win him the election?
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19th Century
What was ‘pigging’?
General history
Top 10 biggest blunders in history
19th Century
Why we say: ‘horse of a different colour’
19th Century
Why we say: ‘put a sock in it’
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In a nutshell: Debtors’ Prisons
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Who invented champagne?
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Five facts about… the Victoria Cross
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Five facts about… the Taj Mahal
19th Century
In a nutshell: the Irish Potato Famine
19th Century
How dangerous was the penny-farthing?
19th Century
Five facts about… the Eiffel Tower
19th Century
Five facts about… Ned Kelly
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