Funny You Should Ask . . .: Your Questions Answered by the QI Elves

by The QI Elves

Jadwiga was the first female monarch of Poland. She held the title of king because queens couldn’t rule, but the law didn’t state that a king had to be male.

The pirate Benjamin Hornigold once attacked a ship in order to steal the hats of everyone on board, because his crew had got drunk and thrown their own overboard.