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The Poke

Karen Dickinson

‘What weird things did you eat as a child?’ – 21 utterly bizarre ‘foods’ that only a kid would want

‘What screams ‘this person is insecure’ without them saying a word?’ – 23 people with immediately obvious chips on their shoulders

‘What have you stopped being a snob about?’ – 21 people who realised they’ve been missing out by being judgemental

‘What’s the worst bit of general knowledge you’ve heard someone get wrong?’ – 21 stupidly confident people

‘Which jobs are 100% safe from AI?’ – 22 professions to get into if you don’t want your work stolen by computers

‘What’s the best decision you made in your 30s that you’re thanking yourself for today’ – 21 excellent bits of advice for the youth of today

‘What’s the most overrated ‘adult goal’ people chase?’ – 23 ‘achievements’ that definitely aren’t worth the stress

‘What’s a cheap quality-of-life improvement you made in your house?’ – 21 simple things that will transform your living space

‘What’s something going on in the UK people need to be aware of?’ 19 homegrown headlines from below(ish) the radar

‘What British tradition do you think will disappear in the next 10 years?’ – 21 customs hovering on the brink of obscurity

‘Bosses, what are most imaginative reasons people have called in sick?’ – 23 employees who really wanted a duvet day

‘Has anyone started a rumour or story and it has spread?’ – 19 tall tales that somehow became ‘fact’

‘Growing up what was the first big ‘not allowed’ thing that you did anyway?’ – 22 rebellious rule breakers born to be mild

‘What was the most bizarre school trip you ever went on?’ – 23 excursions that were more eccentric than educational

What places in the UK have the roughest-sounding names? – 22 destinations that sound even grimmer than Grimsby

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