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  • Linda Rodriguez
    4:11 am Mon, Jun 15, 2015
    Warning: At least two eels were definitely harmed during the reporting of this story

    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
    4:00 am Wed, Mar 4, 2015
    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
    2:00 am Wed, Jan 28, 2015
    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
    4:00 am Wed, Oct 29, 2014
    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
    4:11 am Wed, Aug 27, 2014
    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.

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