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How did Spanish Flu get its name? When did our ancestors start using toilet paper? Why did the famous Crystal Palace burn down? And where was the WW1 Armistice signed? Here, your most burning questions about history are answered by historians and experts…
Q&AWhy do we say ‘happy as Larry’?
Q&AWhat signals were used in fan language?
Q&AWhen was the first Christmas stamp issued?
Where, in Ancient Egypt, did people live?
Q&AWho executed King Charles I?
Q&AHow did ancient Egyptians mummify a body?
Q&AWho invented lemonade?
Q&AWhat is the oldest-known song?
Was Henry VIII a good king?
Q&AWhy do we say ‘in the limelight’?
Q&AWhen did the potato catch on in Europe?
Q&AWhen were trousers first worn?
Why do we say 'warts and all'?
Q&AWhat is the earliest evidence for a battle in Britain?
Q&AWho voiced the original speaking clock?
Q&AHow old is bathing?
Q&AWhat is the significance of the British Bulldog?
Q&AWhy is a fry-up breakfast called a ‘full English’?
Q&AWhy does Britain have so many accents?
Q&AWhere does the word ‘posh’ come from?
Q&AWhy do we say ‘run amok’?
Q&AWhat was the Third Plague pandemic?
Q&AWhy do we say ‘spill the beans’?
Q&AHow old is the toilet seat?
Q&AWhy didn't Canada join the colonies in the American Revolutionary War?
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