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Q What is the world’s tallest statue? A The tallest statue in the world is the Statue of Unity in India, which stands a massive 182 metres high. It was built in honour of independence leader Sardar Va

QI’ve always been a fan of shopping in IKEA, but what does the name mean? A Surprisingly, it’s not a Swedish word but based on the company’s founder, and where he grew up. It starts off with the initi

‘Should go far’ was the footnote to an end-of-term school report supposedly handed to my parents in 1967. It’s doubtful, however, that staging marathon trips in someone else’s car was what the teacher

NEW SEVEN WONDERS / ANTARCTICA / LETTER FROM AMERICA

QI’ve been interested to see the rise of women’s football. When was the first women’s World Cup held? A Although women’s football has surged in popularity and exposure in recent years, an unofficial t

A 23-year-old from Cheshire has cycled 15,534 miles ...