4 That the Blind-worm is neither blind nor a worm?
5 What the Blue Peter is?
6 The origin of the British Museum?
7 Where the Dead were buried in Trees?
8 How plants live in the desert?
9 What Caviare is?
10 The story of Cleopatra's Needle?
13 Why a Diamond is cut?
14 That the Dragon-Fly is harmless?
15 Why our faces remain warm without clothing?
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16 The origin of the word Fiasco?
18 Why many Fishes are dark above and light below?
19 How Flood-lighting is arranged?
20 Why Foolscap is so called?
23 How Sheet Glass is made?
24 The origin of the term Hermetically Sealed?
26 What Bird imprisons his mate in a Tree?
27 How North Atlantic Shipping is protected from Icebergs?
29 The origins of the abbreviations lb. and oz.?
30 The origin of the Marble Arch?
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31 The origin of Margarine?
32 Why White Mice are carried on Submarines?
33 What Blue Mould is?
34 How Blue and White became the Colours of the British Navy?
39 What Quicksands are?
40 The origin of the name Rotten Row?
41 What was the last battle fought on English soil?
43 What Slate is?
47 The origin of the Umbrella?
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