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OFFBEAT WORD ORIGINS FOR CURIOUS MINDS
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On being told that they had been bitten by a venomous snake, most eight-year-olds would panic. Not Nicholas Jubber; he was not terrified but disappointed by a diagnosis that contradicted his own. Nich
Spooky tales that resurrect the mythological past
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Our dear mum, Barbara, who is now ninety years old, has been an avid reader of “The People’s Friend” magazine for many years. Her mother, Grace Mackay, also originally was a loyal reader for years. Mu
Tennyson’s embrace of science and catastrophe theory