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TV Crime/Murder Drama name?

Hi,trying to recal a Drama on normal telly in the last couple of years.It was cops trying to find a killer and the only bit i can remember was the nasty way the killer left one of the victims.The...

Drusilla1S

60's Sound Effects

Why do men's shoes always have a clickety click sound in films and Tv programmes from the 1960's? Did men have metal plates in their heels to protect their shoes in those days, or is it just naff...

Ravyn

Hey all, I need to know what the actual measurement (in inches) an ELL is. I have seen someplaces that said it was 45" and then another that said 1/2 a yard (18")..if anyone has a good site that would...

Rumford

60s comic character

There was a character in one of the UK comics in the 60s that was a boy with a radio controlled toy army. Anyone remember name and comic?

shiznit

Best twist to a film

What is the best ever twist to a film? It has to be The Usual Suspects dosn't it?

glenn_99

New Rule

You are the head of the Premier League for this coming season. What one new rule would you bring out?

simonjng

UK location - looks like giant golf balls?

What is that place in the UK that looks like a load of giant golf balls? I think it's up in the North somewhere and it is a listening station, or similar? No amount of Googling is helping me! Thx

CarolG

Postcodes

How do postcodes work? I live in London, N22 and the surrounding places are N13, N10, N17 and N11 ? I don't understand this, wouldn't you assume that all the numbers would be close? N1 is...

crisgal

up or down!

why do people say "oh, it's all down hill form here on" when they mean it's going to be tough? Why don't they say UP hill? Surely down hill all the way is pretty easy? I know which I'd rather do!

froggo

stonehenge

is it really possible that stonehenge was created by dragging the stones for miles some of them are huge and how the heck did they lift them?

dave01

civil war

what would have been the result of the confederacy winning the american civil war?

BigDogsWang

Film Clich�

Which one bugs you the most?

boydsgirl1

Politics

Who was the first woman British MP?

magicbeatle

queen victoria assassination attempts...

Why did Queen Victoria have eight assassination attempts made on her life? If she was unpopular then why, it seems rather alot - or has there been another british monarch to have more?