The Honest Truth

Tykky covers the trees in Finland’s Riisitunturi National Park

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The Honest Truth: Catch my drift? Author explains all about the weird, wonderful and often baffling world of snow

November 28, 2020

A close-up of the Queen on an Australian five dollar bill

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The Honest Truth: A note of caution… Why money makes the world go round but it’s all made up

November 5, 2020

Mario

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The Honest Truth: The story of Nintendo and its pint-sized plumber hero Mario

October 2, 2020

RuPaul, whose Drag Race show made drag mainstream

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The Honest Truth: Drag Idol UK winner Felix Le Freak on the art’s history and rise into the mainstream

September 18, 2020

Maggie Smith as the titular teacher with her pupils, the so-called creme de la creme, in 1969 movie version of Muriel Spark’s The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie

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The Honest Truth: How French words became part of the English language

September 4, 2020

A flooded car park at Queen Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy after heavy rain, thunder and lightning two weeks ago

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Weathering the storm: Activist is winning war on climate change

August 24, 2020

Sand, sun and rum: The tropical tipple is soaring in popularity

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The Honest Truth: Viva la rum-aissance… how spirit of Caribbean is having a moment

August 22, 2020

Bridge Crossing Loch Alsh On The West Coast Of Scotland.

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The Honest Truth: It’s only natural… Humanity’s deep connection to the great outdoors

August 13, 2020

Scots doctor James Lind discovered how lemons could help sailors sick with scurvy during a famous 1747 experiment

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The Honest Truth: The science behind what’s in the food we love

August 3, 2020

Beethoven sculptures by artist Ottmar Hoerl in Bonn, Germany

Beethoven: Prodigy, patriot, perfectionist… the life and times of master composer

July 30, 2020

Elizabeth Montgomery casts a spell in TV’s Bewitched in 1964

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The Honest Truth: Occult classics… history of magic goes far beyond witchcraft and wizardry

July 24, 2020