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• The rush to the scooter
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• Quiz of the week's news
  Where did Top Totty beer not go down well?More >>>
  
  
• Meet the galanthophiles
  The strange world of snowdrop fanciersMore >>>
  
  
• When was the real baby boom?
  Why 1920 was the biggest year for birthsMore >>>
  
  
• The US cult of Downton Abbey
  The US cult appeal of Downton Abbey?More >>>
  
  
• Class, cricket and the French Revolution
  The era when shepherd bowled at aristocratMore >>>
  
  
• Farewell to the man behind Star Wars' lightsaber action
  The man behind Star Wars' lightsaber actionMore >>>
  
  
• The house that a billion euros built
  The home built out of 50,000-euro bricksMore >>>
  
  
• What do people on £1m salaries do with their money?
  What do people earning £1m spend it on?More >>>
  
  
• Is it acceptable to call someone 'babe'?
  Is it acceptable to call someone 'babe'?More >>>
  
  
• Is the Earth getting lighter?
  Is the Earth getting lighter?More >>>
  
  
• How do you reassemble shredded documents?
  How do you reassemble shredded documents?More >>>
  
  
• Why are so many airline bosses Irish?
  Why are so many airline bosses Irish?More >>>
  
  
• How do you fly a panda 5,000 miles?
  How do you fly a panda 5,000 miles?More >>>
  
  
• How do you survive a month adrift at sea?
  How do you survive a month adrift at sea?More >>>
  
  
• Are we related?
  Why we need to connect the dotsMore >>>
  
  
• How likely are you to lose your job?
  How likely are you to lose your job?More >>>
  
  
• Why does every person need 200kg of steel a year?
  We all need 200kg of steel a year - why?More >>>
  
  
• Suits versus beards
  Which one do you trust with information?More >>>