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Ken Bigley

Having only recently found this site, I will use it as an opportunity to ask a question which has been eating at me for ages. In October last year the British hostage Ken Bigley was murdered by...

Bella2202

Glacetic Acid ?

What does the glacial part of glacial acetic acid mean ?

gingerflaps

english pound coin

can any1 tell me wot the words mean on the edge of an english pound coin

In A Pickle

Question or Answer?

Somebody once said "A question is better, stronger, more dynamic than an answer." What do YOU think?

greendog

catholic monarchs

can britain have a catholic monarch?

donogn

Knighthoods and taking them away

Dont you think Prof. Sir Roy Meadows could be unknighted for all the misery that his work and theories have caused to the families concerned. I would suggest Arthur C Clarke should no...

Romeo

Mirabelle Airport

Where (or who) does Mirabelle Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, get its name from?

chubby

National Insurance Number

For family research purposes I need to find my Grandfathers National Insurance number. Does anyone know where I would start to look.

elizabethg

elizabeth barrett

was elizabeth barrett browning of an african origin? because i thought that the barretts of wimpole street were a white family

jaywhybee

Negative numbers

Is there a simple explanation as to why the product of two minus numbers is a positive number? Presumably -2x-3 is +6; the same as 2x3 is 6? Or am I a total idiot for not understanding the...

allen

Bee-bee gun?

The Americans call it (I think) a bee-bee gun. What is it in English?

doghandler

Calling all Latin speakers!

I know nothing about latin except that, "Illigetemi Non Carburundum", means, "Dont let the bas***ds grind you down! This was sent to me at the end of an email. What I want to know is, can...

fly258

Retching when brushing back teeth

I have just started doing this recently. Iv'e never done it before, so whats going on?

Birchy

Pope's Illness

Does a Pope have to die in the job, or can he be replaced before this? John Paul II's health will not improve with the workload/travel, so can he "retire"?

LoungeLizard

Latin for "Beautiful daughter, more beautiful mother"

Please could someone give me the correct Latin expression for the above? It is a highly complimentary thing to say to an older woman if you've already met her daughter. It is something like 'Pulcher...

jc72537

Galilei Galileo Saying

Does anyone have a proper reference for the following phrase "Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" attributed to Galileo? Thanks a lot

chin85

Egyptian Grammar

Does anyone know where I can find the english into egyptian translations for the exercises in Gardiners Egyptian Grammar? thanks

666

agent orange

what was agent orange, i heard it is something to do with the Vietnam War ?

MORELLO

Electrocuted?

Can steam carry an electrical current sufficient to do harm? In our bathroom the glass 'globe' part of the ceiling light has broken, and I am in the process of locating another. In the interim however...