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nellypope

Name that tune in . . . It's instrumental, classical & always played at Christmas?

This is really is a long shot. But I can guarantee you will all know the piece of music when you hear it, I just have no idea of the composer. It's always played at Christmas. It's instrumental,...
14:17 Wed 28th Nov 20124 answers, last by AndiFlatland 18:02 Thu 29th Nov 2012
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AndiFlatland

Why are food cans not just plain, smooth metal?

It seems that all food cans have rippled sides, and concentric rings on the top and bottom lids. Why is this? Why are they not just plain, smooth metal?
18:11 Tue 13th Nov 201210 answers, last by AndiFlatland 19:58 Tue 13th Nov 2012
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AndiFlatland

Empty space inside the atom

The common picture of the inside of the atom is of extremely tiny particles separated by, on the atomic scale, huge spaces. So what is in these huge spaces? There can only be 2 possibilities: either...
18:08 Tue 13th Nov 201219 answers, last by Matheous-2 13:30 Sat 17th Nov 2012
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tonyav

I don't mean to sound smug........ But

I haven't started my Christmas shopping !.
19:16 Tue 13th Nov 201256 answers, last by weecalf 20:30 Tue 13th Nov 2012
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Bazile

Curious

Which is the farthest star that can be seen from the earth , with the naked eye - how far away is it ? Which is the farthest star from the earth that we know about and how far away is it ?...
17:13 Wed 19th Sep 20123 answers, last by argorstran 21:08 Wed 19th Sep 2012
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AndiFlatland

Chelsea tractors, etc.

The term Chelsea Tractor has become widely accepted in the last few years as a derogatory term for those horrid, monster 4x4s that clog up the streets nowadays. A few weeks ago, I heard Frank Skinner...
22:36 Fri 19th Mar 201013 answers, last by AndiFlatland 17:57 Wed 22nd Feb 2012
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AndiFlatland

A missing talent from the 70s

If you have a long memory for TV, you may just possibly be able to give me an answer to this: In the mid-70s, there was a previously unknown light-skinned black female singer who attracted the...
18:03 Tue 11th Oct 20115 answers, last by AndiFlatland 19:29 Wed 12th Oct 2011
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AndiFlatland

Spring forwards, fall backwards...

If you ask people how long we spend in winter time (GMT) and how long in summer time (BST), most people will automatically say something along the lines of "Well, it's obvious, isn't it - six...
18:49 Tue 23rd Aug 20117 answers, last by scowie 02:35 Sun 04th Sep 2011
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AndiFlatland

Can anybody identify these 2 insects?

For the last 2 summers, as the vine and bindweed outside my back windows have flourished, I've had incursions of 2 insects, which I'm not sure about. The first is a bright green grasshopper-like...
15:22 Thu 04th Aug 20116 answers, last by AndiFlatland 11:48 Wed 10th Aug 2011
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AndiFlatland

Broken snail shells

If a snail's shell is cracked or broken, can it survive, or is that the end for the hapless creature?
19:02 Fri 29th Jul 201122 answers, last by notasyoungasiwas 18:56 Tue 16th Aug 2011
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AndiFlatland

How do they weigh cheese with holes?

Emmental cheese has a lot of holes, all different sizes, and randomly distributed through the cheese. One supermarket I visit regularly sells 400g blocks of it in vacuum-wrappers. How do they know,...
15:37 Wed 04th May 201114 answers, last by AndiFlatland 16:54 Tue 17th May 2011
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AndiFlatland

Hiccups

Do other animals get hiccups? (...and I'm sure somebody was planning to say 'hyenas' - so now I've said it, so you don't have to 8=))
14:52 Sun 27th Mar 20119 answers, last by heathfield 16:54 Mon 28th Mar 2011
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AndiFlatland

Adams Apples in animals?

Do any animals other than humans have Adam's Apples?
18:09 Sat 29th May 20105 answers, last by Sqad 05:37 Sun 30th May 2010
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AndiFlatland

Is there a word missing from our language?

As BROTHER is to FRATERNITY, and SISTER is to SORORITY... So what's the equivalent for SIBLING? I don't think there is one - at least, none of my friends can think of one. Anyone want to venture a new...
14:59 Sun 21st Feb 201012 answers, last by Canary42 03:19 Wed 10th Mar 2010
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AndiFlatland

The funny things animals do...

A couple of slightly daft questions: 1: I've had many cats during my lifetime, and I've noticed that every one of them, when it's dozing peacefully (usually most of the time) and you say its name, the...
20:21 Mon 20th Apr 20092 answers, last by AndiFlatland 14:05 Fri 24th Apr 2009
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AndiFlatland

Erasable writing boards

This heading seemed to be the only one that was vaguely appropriate - so let's give it a try: When I was a kid, in the 50s and early 60s, you could get a little grey message/drawing board which was...
18:46 Sat 21st Feb 200911 answers, last by Quizmonkey 16:03 Tue 03rd Mar 2009
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AndiFlatland

Space, time, infinity and all that stuff...

"Space is what stops everything from being in the same place" "Time is what stops everything from happening at once" "Space cannot be infinite - if it was, there would not be any matter in it" Anybody...
21:10 Sun 30th Nov 200812 answers, last by knobby... 18:37 Wed 03rd Dec 2008
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AndiFlatland

Serial or relay marriages

Let's try this one again, and this time, can I please have sensible, considered answers, and not just brain-dead pond life making smartass remarks which aren't remotely helpful. Thanks. Here's the...
16:24 Tue 11th Nov 200810 answers, last by Mrs_Pegasus 01:09 Sat 15th Nov 2008
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AndiFlatland

What to do with thousands of used padded bags and record mailers (part 2)

(Part 2) I have tried calling all sorts of organisations to see if they can offer me any solution, or suggest some body who would be pleased to have them to re-use - schools, museums, mail order...
16:59 Tue 11th Nov 20089 answers, last by blackalbino 02:19 Wed 12th Nov 2008
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AndiFlatland

Serial or relay marriages??

Not quite sure how to phrase this one, so I hope this makes sense. A couple get married. Eventually, one of the partners dies, leaving the other free to re-marry. After some time, the new partner...
18:31 Sun 26th Oct 20085 answers, last by stonekicker 08:50 Tue 28th Oct 2008

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