The strange menu of Bompas & Parr—séances, cooking with lava, and flaming fish murder—reminds us that food is fashion in the age of Instagram
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Linda Rodriguez Warning: At least two eels were definitely harmed during the reporting of this story
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Linda Rodriguez How WWI made wristwatches happen
Accurately answering the question "What time is it?" has been a human obsession for millennia – but it's only been since World War I that you're likely to turn your wrist to do so.
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Linda Rodriguez The surprising history of hippy crack
People have been having fun with nitrous oxide – even in the name of science – virtually since its discovery more than 240 years ago.
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Linda Rodriguez Why Are Witches Green?
Before The Wizard of Oz, witches were usually red or orange. Linda Rodriguez McRobbie explains why.
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Linda Rodriguez Resurrecting the Dead: what did Jane Austen look like?
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie on how art, history and software help us make educated guesses about unknown faces.
