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In a small village called Llanvihangel Crucorney, not far from Abergavenny Castle, there is a pub (public house) that is reputed to be the oldest, and most haunted, pub in Wales. The Skirrid Inn is a Grade II listed building that dates back to 1100. The studded oak front door has been carbon dated and the wood is believed to be 1500 years old. The Skirrid Inn (before the new signage) The Skirrid Inn has views of the Skirrid Mountain or Holy Mountain, which is situated below the Black...

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 eight-year-old...

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