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Coldicote

Library obsession.

One hears a lot about libraries being closed or combined to save running costs. Apart from study in the course of my work I've never been a book fan and don't read for pleasure. Perhaps I'm wrong, but...
11:24 Tue 07th Feb 201220 answers, last by keenonhist 22:53 Fri 17th Feb 2012
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hippyhoppy

Musingings re Hitler

reading a Q&A page in the Daily Mail (boo hiss, yeah I know).. but it says he wrote a will which included his brothers and sisters.. Does that mean there are Hitler's descendents roaming the...
20:29 Tue 07th Feb 201216 answers, last by weecalf 13:09 Sat 18th Feb 2012
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Wiirone

Croydon Airport Mystery

Does anyone know about an urban legend where the wreckage of a pre-war aircraft was discovered sealed up in a false wall of a hangar or similar still surviving Croydon Airport building. Apparently the...
20:20 Sun 08th Jan 20126 answers, last by Wiirone 21:46 Tue 10th Jan 2012
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sophie_1003

Human Hibernation

My dad has just mentioned comething about people in France hibernating around 100 years ago; I seearched for this on Google because it sounded pretty far fetched and it all seems linked back too one...
01:31 Sun 13th Nov 20119 answers, last by sophie_1003 12:41 Mon 14th Nov 2011
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horseshoes

Storing Geraniums/Pelargoniums

I have grown some really beautiful geraniums this year - all from those tiny plugs plants. 'm digging them up today as I have bulbs to plant. I never have any luck keeping them from one year to the...
11:54 Thu 13th Oct 20118 answers, last by keenonhist 18:43 Sun 13th Nov 2011
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keenonhist

Angle grinders.

I want to put up some tiles in the kitchen,this involves cutting tiles to fit around a cupboard and to cut tiles down to a size with a straight cut. I`ve been told to get an Angle grinder to cut out...
11:57 Sat 17th Sep 201112 answers, last by keenonhist 20:31 Tue 27th Sep 2011
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keenonhist

How do I erase missed calls on my telephone?

We have got a new `phone some time ago,and over time we have chalked up missed calls. Now I want to get rid of them,but I can`t find how to do so in the instuction book.There appears to no section re:...
16:53 Mon 12th Sep 20115 answers, last by keenonhist 20:04 Fri 16th Sep 2011
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dannyday5821

3rd world water

i saw an advert on tv that said loads of people in poor countries die from lack of clean water. now i get that... but i was drunk, and had a random thought. how the hell did all the humans in all the...
06:04 Wed 31st Aug 201111 answers, last by keenonhist 18:20 Tue 13th Sep 2011
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gina32

picking up leaves

can anyone tell me why my husband is picking up fallen leaves in the garden when there are 60 mph gales blowing?????
14:50 Mon 12th Sep 201114 answers, last by keenonhist 17:20 Mon 12th Sep 2011
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keenonhist

Virol---what`s happened to it??

I remember my mother giving Virol to me and my brother,lovely stuff. This was,I think just after the war. When our daughter was born in 1970 she was given it at the baby clinic. But within about two...
17:00 Sun 11th Sep 201130 answers, last by Time4ord 12:53 Sat 18th Aug 2018
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brionon

Are the Welsh

Very different from the other Celts ? I've had both Irish and Scots refuse to shake hands with me when I met them in Italy and Belgium but the Welsh seem not to share in that hatred of the English.
11:43 Sun 11th Sep 201148 answers, last by jay-de-el 14:25 Thu 22nd Sep 2011
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LondonBird

How the hell do you put a question on here? I've just registered and can't find how to!

I looked on my profile and it says I have not posted any questions yet but I can't see how to.
20:49 Wed 07th Sep 201143 answers, last by keenonhist 17:55 Sun 11th Sep 2011
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boxtops

Supernova viewing from tonight

Just heard this on radio, here's where to look for it (if the skies are clear) http://www.lutterwort...a_supernova_1_3033919...
07:53 Thu 08th Sep 20117 answers, last by JonnyBoy12 17:40 Sun 11th Sep 2011
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sumar

Trousers

I know it sounds like a daft question, but does anyone know when trousers were first invented? (invented is probably not the right word, but you know what I mean). Did someone think them up, or was it...
10:12 Mon 22nd Aug 201126 answers, last by keenonhist 17:19 Sun 11th Sep 2011
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dolberrow

churches

Please can anyone tell me why some churches are designated abbeys or minsters or cathedrals. Thanks in advance.
11:29 Mon 29th Aug 20119 answers, last by keenonhist 17:10 Sun 11th Sep 2011
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BigDogsWang

Roman Coin

My son found a Roman coin yesterday, it seems genuine enough and we have found similar coins online, but they don't give much info. How would I go about getting it valued?
11:33 Fri 20th May 201110 answers, last by tamborine 21:48 Sun 12th Jun 2011
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JonnyBoy12

Where is the best place in the United Kingdom to find flint rock?

Everyone knows that humans have enjoyed raising fire since the Stone Age, but how did they raise fire without lighters or matches? I would think that they would use two flint rocks to rub together to...
21:13 Mon 06th Jun 20118 answers, last by keenonhist 21:31 Sun 12th Jun 2011
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AB Editor

Quizzes and Puzzles Round Up - May 2011

Ah, Summer is here. I highly recommend a Pimms in the sunshine if you get stuck on any of these beauties:
11:43 Mon 09th May 201125 answers, last by keenonhist 21:23 Sun 12th Jun 2011
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AB Editor

BBC Domesday project

Visit here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday And type in your postcode to see what the world was like in 1980's Britain - or at least, how it might be seen in the future. Having grown up in an...
12:56 Thu 12th May 20118 answers, last by keenonhist 21:17 Sun 12th Jun 2011
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AB Editor

Historical Maps

Where is the best place online to see, search and browse old maps. I am mainly looking for old maps of Europe & the UK. By old I mean pretty much anything pre WW1, and ideally a lot older. All the...
12:04 Tue 17th May 20118 answers, last by AB Editor 12:39 Thu 21st Jul 2011

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