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canal boy

Rivers of Manchester.

I am doing research on the rivers of Manchester. I have been told that Manchester used to have 7 surface rivers. To the best of my knowledge, there are now 4 surface rivers: Mersey,...

lizzielt

Henry the VIII

How long after Richard the Lionheart was Henry VIII king?

toby19

Hitler wasnt all that bad.

The main fault with hitler was he had a crap moustache. he ruined the moustache and the name adolf for every man in the world but otherwise he cant have been all thet bad.

bazwillrun

Whats the difference between..........

The Da Vinci Code and The bible none they are both works of fiction

Champagne

Big Foot

Whilst on holiday in Cornwall recently I spotted Bigfoot. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that it was him. I always thought that Bigfoot was native to North America. Is it possible that...

liamtrader

chilean independence

In which city was Chile's independence declared early in the 19th Century

kangoolari

Oligarch

What is an oligarch? Thanks

Vaklyrie

What are The Ashes in cricket?

What exactly are the Ashes that are played for in cricket?

Curious_Me

Red penguins in Venice

Do any of you know why red penguins can be found on some balconies in Venice?

kangoolari

Aristophanes

Does anyone know what place the Greek playwright Aristophanes held in society? Thanks

the1nonlymee

america

When was america named?

windywaves

historty

what is the name of the ancient region on the adriatic sea including parts of presentday Albania, Croatia and Montenegro

kangoolari

Peloponnesian War

Does anyone know what the parties involved in this war (the Delian League, lead by Athens, and the Peloponnesian League, lead by Sparta) accused each other of? Thanks,

K99

Robbie

I think his name is Robbie Burns. Who is he?

dothawkes

Cave dwellers

Are there any actual cave dwellers still living in actual caves in the UK? I need to know this now because it is bugging me and there is nothing on tele.