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What is the likelihood of a twin birth event? And what was the likelihood in the 18th, 17th, 16th and 15th centuries?
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Does anyone know when the Swiss air force public display at Axalp will take place this year? Usually in October
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What is the special word used to describe the proruding window of a railway guard's van?
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Approximately once a month a ship moors at Mostyn dock in north Wales, and as Airbus is written in large letters on the side it is a no-brainer as to the operator. I believe that it carries wings for...
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The other day I was editing an article about views from outer space. The words 'the Earth' were being used but I wanted to change this to 'the earth'. But every time I tried to make the change the...
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At the back of my PC is a PS/2 socket with an image of a mouse beside it, so I presume that I can connect my mouse there. I bought an adapter with a USB socket but when I connect it all together the...
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Fermat's theorem stated that there was no whole number solution to the equation a^n+b^n=c^n where n was any whole number greater than 2. But has anyone investigated the possibility of a solution to...
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Is it true that the British Army has, or at any rate had, an aversion to using diesel in its tanks, trucks etc?If so, why?
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When I went on a 'speeding awareness' course recently the instructor posed the question, 'If you're going to embark on a long motorway trip would you change your tyre pressures?' Apparently the...
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1969 was the year in which most hijacks occurred that ended up in Cuba. But how many were there in that year? I have seen figures between 35 and 57
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My relative wwas awarded the Military Cross but never talked about it. Now he has died and I would like to know where and why he won it. He was a sapper officer who saw active service in the Western...
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Further to my recent question about a possible will for my ancestor, I've just seen Dotty's response. If he is still willing to help, the guy I'm looking for is Joshua Dobson, nonconformist preacher,...
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I think I saw recently a TV programme about a railway tunnel that was being dug from either end. Because the two tunnels did not meet in the middle the railway company ended up with two, parallel,...
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My ancestor died in Bolton, Lancashire in 1767. He only had property in Lancashire and possibly Yorkshire. Where will I find a copy of his will if he ever made one?
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A farmer was fed up with people coming on his land and picking his fruit. So he put up a sign saying 'Pick Your Own!' Naturally everyone did just that. So he decided to cash in on the PYO craze and...
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Did I miss something somewhere? Our team in the olympics is team GB, not team UK. Since GB includes only England, Wales and Scotland, does this mean that Northern Ireland are not included? Are they...
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My wife is working freelance as a nurse advisor available to the NHS and privately. She has been advised to set herself up as a limited company, by an agency that finds her such work. Is there any...
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We all know how our boffins decoded German secret messages during the last war. But is there any evidence that our secret messages were intercepted and decoded by the Germans? And did we have any...
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Apart from across the antarctic continent, does the international date line (NOT the 180th line of latitude) pass through any land territory anywhere at all?
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I recently went to the cinema to see 'Warhorse'. Every time the German NCO came on the screen smoking a cigar I thought I could smell cigar smoke. I was half expecting to smell cordite during the war...
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