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    Who would invite Joseph Stalin to a dinner party?

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

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    Why we say: ‘with a pinch of salt’

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    What pet did Lord Byron keep at Cambridge University?

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    What does it say on Shakespeare’s grave?

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