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How did fast food spread around the world?
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How do you compare education systems?
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Would you eat a stew that's been in a pot for 50 years?
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How much water do you drink every day? Is it enough?
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What are the consequences of medical embarrassment?
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Could AI make call centre queues less painful?
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Is making new ‘mum friends’ the positive experience it’s often described as?
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Are DNA ancestry tests a reliable way to trace your ancestry? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. (Image: Getty)
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What do babies need to learn to do to be able to talk?
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How can we stay healthy in old age? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.
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