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Sadly, British expressions and phrases often originate from horrific circumstances, such as the expression "sweet Fanny Adams", or "sweet FA.” Fanny Adams aged seven Fanny Adams (30 April 1859 – 24 August 1867) was a young English girl murdered by solicitor's clerk, Frederick Baker, in Alton, Hampshire on a beautiful August summer’s day whilst she was out playing with her friends. On Saturday, 24th August 1867, at around one thirty, Fanny's mother, Harriet Adams, let her eigh

Apart from messing about with Bunsen burners, what else did you play around with at school to annoy your classmates or, if you were...