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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

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

Q How many islands make up Hawaii? A A total of 137 islands are recognised, with these encompassing a land area of 6,422 square miles in the north central Pacific Ocean. There are eight main islands,

QHow many golf courses are there in Scotland? AScotland is said to be the home of golf, with the sport’s history going back seven centuries in the country. There are around 550 courses in Scotland, wi

The clue is in the title: who owns whom? It is one of the many unsettling questions at the heart of this compelling and disconcerting book. Charles Foster – barrister, Oxford fellow, vet and the write

Many ancient civilisations celebrated the new year not on 1 January, but in March. They certainly had a point: spring feels like a new beginning, as nature awakens after the cold, dark days of winter.