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Why did Hippocrates eat earwax? © Getty Images
Ancient Greece

Why did Hippocrates eat earwax?

Who would invite Joseph Stalin to a dinner party? © Wikimedia Commons
20th century

Who would invite Joseph Stalin to a dinner party?

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World War I

What was the Battle of the Bees?

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In a nutshell: Father Christmas ©iStock
Antiquity

In a nutshell: Father Christmas

Why do we eat turkey dinners? © Getty Images
Tudors

Why do we eat turkey dinners?

Why we say: ‘crocodile tears’ © Getty Images
Ancient Egypt

Why we say: ‘crocodile tears’

Why was the 1918-19 pandemic known as Spanish Flu? (public domain)
World War I

Why was the 1918-19 pandemic known as Spanish Flu?

Why we say: ‘with a pinch of salt’
Ancient Rome

Why we say: ‘with a pinch of salt’

What pet did Lord Byron keep at Cambridge University? (public domain)
Victorians

What pet did Lord Byron keep at Cambridge University?

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When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph? © Getty Images
World War I

When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

What if Guy Fawkes had succeeded? © Getty Images
Stuarts

What if Guy Fawkes had succeeded?

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Tudors

Which of Henry VIII’s wives was his best match?

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Tudors

What does it say on Shakespeare’s grave?

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Modern

Where does the name ‘London’ come from?