# 91. What was the first poem? Why do we have curse words? Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

An episode of [Everything Under The Sun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1442273607), 2 Dec 2021, 18 min.

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On this award-winning show Molly Oldfield, the original QI elf, Guardian kids' quiz compiler and writer (of four books), answers questions sent in by children around the world. This week poetry expert William Sieghart tackles the question 'who wrote the first poem?' and there's a chance to win a copy of William's amazing book, Everyone sang! We also answer Ellie's question about why Pluto is no longer a planet and we explore - thanks to a question from Denis - why we have curse words. Tune in and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Enjoy! Everything Under the Sun is also a book! Check it out here: www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun! Follow us on social media: Instagram: @everythingunderthesunpod @mollyoldfieldwrites Twitter: @MollyOldfield Facebook: Everything Under the Sun Thank you! Have a lovely week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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