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A sack of red beans

Q&A Why do we say ‘spill the beans’?

Photo of ancient public toilets

General ancient history

Q&A How old is the toilet seat?

Why did Canada not join the colonies in the American Revolutionary War? (Photo by Francis G. Mayer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Q&A Why didn’t Canada join the colonies in the American Revolutionary War?

Photo of Derinkuyu Underground City

Q&A Have people ever lived underground?

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Photo of female cyclist in 1885

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Photo of Roman coins

Q&A Did Roman Britain have its own emperor?

A Roman galley warship

Q&A How did a crow help Rome defeat Carthage?

Man smoking a pipe, early 17th century

Q&A When was tobacco first thought to be dangerous?

Photo of pipe and tobacco

Q&A Did people smoke anything before tobacco was discovered?

Engraving of a brewery

General ancient history

Q&A Who made the first booze?

Female warriors from Benin

Q&A Has there ever been a women-only army?

Actors in a staging of Shakepeare's 'Macbeth'

Q&A Why don’t actors refer to the Shakespeare play Macbeth by name?

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What did people wear in Ancient Egypt?

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What did people in the Tudor period eat?

Picture of General Ambrose Everett Burnside

Q&A Why are whiskers on men's jowls called 'sideburns'?