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Q Is it true that Beethoven became deaf but still created music? A That is true, indeed. Famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven began to have hearing issues in his late twenties, and by his mid-forties i

The elevator pitch made this trip sound very glamorous, but it’s nearing 43ºC and I’ve been stooping around in the desert for over an hour, eyes fixed on the arid earth. We’re in the Turkana Basin in

QI enjoyed driving through some of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland on holiday once, but how big is it? A The scenic Scottish national park is more than 4,500 square miles in area – 4,528 squa

A poet, a playwright and a Plantagenet king are all in the spotlight this month

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