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Curiouser and Curiouser: 3: Croquet with the Queen of Hearts

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When Alice played croquet in Wonderland she used a live flamingo for the mallet and the balls were hedgehogs. Some people think the real game is just as eccentric today but in Victorian times it was a useful place to lose your head over a girl.
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Source: Radio Times

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