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mf12

Maths and books

Which famous mathematicians were also librarians?
17:05 Fri 23rd Feb 20011 answer, last by Ginbottle 12:20 Wed 02nd May 2001
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mother

Epidemic or pandemic

What is the difference between and epidemic and a pandemic?
10:24 Thu 26th Apr 20011 answer, last by Ginbottle 12:17 Wed 02nd May 2001
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tads

The gent's tie

What are the tie's origins and what was its original purpose?
00:24 Mon 02nd Apr 20012 answers, last by Ginbottle 11:33 Wed 02nd May 2001
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mo140329

Easter

Why isn't Easter fixed like Christmas?
17:29 Mon 02nd Apr 20013 answers, last by Ginbottle 19:13 Sun 29th Apr 2001
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Larabell

Why do we drive on the 'wrong' side?

How did we start driving on this side of the road, while most of the rest of the world drives on the other?
18:26 Thu 26th Apr 20013 answers, last by psycottish 16:51 Sat 12th May 2001
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riley

San Francisco

What are the 'must sees' in San Francisco?
12:48 Fri 16th Feb 20015 answers, last by Pickle 01:02 Sat 16th Feb 2002
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sloth

Archived Newspapers

Where can I buy an old copy of a newspaper (ie a copy of The Times in 1912)?
15:03 Mon 19th Mar 20011 answer, last by Ginbottle 18:04 Sun 29th Apr 2001
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Sharon

Newspaper archives

Where can I find archives of old newspapers, or at least a decent article on NTL's aquisition of Cable and Wireless?
14:55 Thu 11th Jan 20014 answers, last by Ginbottle 17:54 Sun 29th Apr 2001
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crjoy

In toto

What is meant by the Latin phrase 'in toto'?
11:49 Sun 04th Mar 20012 answers, last by Ginbottle 19:43 Sat 10th Mar 2001
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archiemac

Scandal-gate

Why is the suffix 'gate' used to signify a scandal?
22:56 Thu 08th Mar 20013 answers, last by allen ives 17:00 Fri 16th Mar 2001
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bobafet13

Toilet roll use

Why with all the wonders of modern science and technology do you still have to fold a piece of toilet roll in half before you can use it ?
18:39 Thu 22nd Feb 20013 answers, last by Ginbottle 19:24 Sat 10th Mar 2001
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jakesi

white eggs

Where can I buy white chicken eggs?
12:16 Sun 04th Feb 20012 answers, last by Ginbottle 10:23 Sat 10th Mar 2001
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brooket

Cottages with a pool

Does anyone know of cottages for hire in Cornwall that have a pool ?
21:11 Thu 11th Jan 20013 answers, last by Ginbottle 22:06 Sun 04th Mar 2001
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platinum

London Underground

Does anyone know where on the internet I could find early photographs/pictures of the first trains to run on the London Underground ?
14:25 Thu 22nd Feb 20012 answers, last by Ginbottle 21:58 Sun 04th Mar 2001
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stoogmeister

Britain's capital?

Is London the capital of the UK as well as the capital of England? This is in response to an answer I received to another quesion. Apparently, Britain is not a country.
12:25 Tue 06th Feb 20014 answers, last by artisan 17:11 Sun 03rd Mar 2002
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smo

National Service reunion

How do I get in touch with former National Service personnel who served in REME at Ashchurch 1954 onwards?
22:08 Wed 28th Feb 20013 answers, last by GripperGrimbo 13:11 Thu 16th Jan 2014
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crjoy

Joan of Arc

Where was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?
11:52 Sun 04th Mar 20012 answers, last by SRAYN1 10:08 Mon 02nd Apr 2001
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crjoy

Lionheart

Which king was nicknamed the Lionheart?
11:55 Sun 04th Mar 20013 answers, last by SRAYN1 16:32 Thu 05th Apr 2001
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kermy

Belly button fluff

Why is belly button fluff always blue?
20:52 Sat 03rd Mar 20013 answers, last by Beastly 10:25 Wed 03rd Jan 2007
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ATOB2

Sober as a judge

Where does the phrase 'as sober as a judge' come from?
18:48 Fri 01st Dec 20005 answers, last by Ginbottle 22:23 Sat 03rd Mar 2001

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