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STOCKINGS
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AMAZING
'Amazing' was voted top of the list of overused words nominated for banishment in 2012... MORE
DE VERE
This Earle of Oxford, making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth, happened to let... MORE
LITERACY
It is estimated that one in five of the world's adults lacks minimum literacy skills.The... MORE
TREASON
Under the 1848 Treason Felony Act, it is a serious offence to publish an article... MORE
FOSSIL
In 1981, a fossilized peanut more than 100,000 years old was found in China.... MORE
CHARLES II
Charles II was known to his lover Nell Gwyn as Charles the Third, because she... MORE
EL SALVADOR
When the Spanish conquistadors seized control of the South American nation known as Cuzcatlan in... MORE
BILLIARDS
The first definite account of the existence of a billiard table was found in a... MORE
SALIVA
According to a court ruling in New York in 2007, saliva can be a "dangerous... MORE
BAGHDAD
Baghdad was founded on 30 July 762. It was probably the largest city in the... MORE
TIE KNOTS
According to the Cambridge physicists Thomas Fink and Yong Mao, there are 85 possible ways... MORE
SMILING
The often-repeated advice that smiling is to be preferred to frowning because 'it takes more... MORE
SKATES
The first recorded appearance of roller skates was not a success.
They were worn by a... MORE
SALAMANDER
Asbestos was originally believed to be the wool of the salamander. Monkton Conservation Commission in... MORE
