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When did you last check your phone for the time, forget what it was you were checking, and become distracted by something else entirely?

Doubt. One of the seven deadly sins. Or seven dwarfs. Can’t remember which. But it can come at any point.

I have a fun task for you: Put the word ‘askew’ into Google and see what you get.

If you’re a successful and enduring rock band about to go on tour, you might look forward to being supported by a big-name sponsor such as Redbull, Adidas or Virgin. But you can’t always get what you want.

If you were offered Megrim sole or Cornish sole in a restaurant, which would you choose?

Do you remember your first brush with everyday technology? The first computer I met face-to-face was the BBC Micro, primary school, 1984. I was largely unimpressed

We’ve had gastro porn, property porn and, well, porn porn, I suppose, back in the day. But there’s a new porn in town.

Apparently, there’s a specific correlation between the popularity of cocktails and economic inequality.

‘A ploughman's lunch is an English cold meal based around bread, cheese and onions, usually accompanied by butter and pickle.’

After 75 years the men’s suit has been removed from the basket of goods used to calculate the annual rate of inflation. I’m surprised it’s been in there that long.

Scientists have accidentally discovered evidence that life does indeed flash before our eyes as we die.

Back when I was vaguely into music, I enjoyed a passing interest in the band Pavement. I read that they were so called because the word pavement is the 15th most popular word in the English language.

What did you have for lunch? Same as yesterday? You’re not alone.

One question I get asked a lot whenever I go on Wogan (this is a dream sequence, do keep up) is "Should firms get political?" in their marketing.

If you haven’t played it yet, Wordle is a simple internet word game that has taken the world by storm. It was recently bought by the New York Times for a seven-figure sum, after only launching last October.