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fball

1950 PM

Who was the British Prime Minister in 1950?
14:31 Thu 21st Jun 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 19:46 Thu 21st Jun 2001
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CaptCrummond

Flying bombs: The man who saved London

What happened to Michael Hollard, 'The man who saved London' because of his information sent to the UK about the VI flying bombs?
07:20 Fri 08th Jun 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 10:32 Thu 21st Jun 2001
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daniela

Urban Legend

Are urban legends really a myth or were they just invented in the actual film "Urban Legend"?
20:05 Wed 06th Jun 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 10:31 Thu 21st Jun 2001
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potent

Sea green?

What was Carlyle's or Robespierre's connection with the sea that led Carlyle to use this phrase other than another, such as "the multi hued rainbow" or whatever, or Joyce's " snot green sea? " ie "...
12:51 Wed 13th Jun 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 10:30 Thu 21st Jun 2001
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potent

Robespierre

Why did Thomas Carlyle refer to Robespierre as "The sea green incorruptible"
10:53 Sat 19th May 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 12:20 Mon 11th Jun 2001
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Antonio

Bedchamber crisis

What was Queen Victoria's bedchamber crisis?
20:13 Wed 06th Jun 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 13:28 Fri 08th Jun 2001
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James

Lindbergh kidnap

What happened in the Lindbergh kindapping?
08:52 Thu 17th May 20015 answers, last by SRAYN1 18:04 Tue 05th Jun 2001
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James

Mormon smile

What's a Mormon smile?
11:31 Mon 14th May 20013 answers, last by SRAYN1 19:09 Fri 25th May 2001
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mehy0823

Public executions

When were the last public executions in England?
21:40 Sun 06th May 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 20:01 Wed 16th May 2001
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tangle

The Templars

Who were the Templars, and why were they tried for heresy?
12:06 Thu 03rd May 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 19:59 Wed 16th May 2001
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SMILL48

Superstition

Why is putting new shoes on a table bad luck?
23:22 Thu 19th Apr 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 19:58 Wed 16th May 2001
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peter.griff

Invasion of Britain

Why did Hitler pull back from invading Britain after he conquered France during the early days of the Second World War? And would he have been able to conquer us too?
12:16 Tue 10th Apr 20015 answers, last by chick56 21:05 Sun 29th Apr 2007
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PhilD

IC ONES ETC

Watching The Bill and other police shows they always the expressions IC1 female, IC3 male etc. referring to ethnic backgrounds.What are the origins of these terms and does anyone know the full list?
13:00 Mon 23rd Apr 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 17:09 Sat 28th Apr 2001
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Lazybones

Officers in debt

Is it true that members of the police service or HM customs aren't allowed to be in debt? Who should I contact if an officer owes me money and refuses to pay?
14:18 Mon 09th Apr 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 17:01 Sat 28th Apr 2001
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daisy

She cheated

This is going to sound so vague, but I hope someone can help me with the name of the woman who supposedly succeeded in being the first to achieve either a ride/walk/sail or something across a large...
23:43 Mon 16th Apr 20012 answers, last by SRAYN1 11:00 Sat 21st Apr 2001
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andydres

London Statistics

Does anybody know a good source of free statistics and demographics for the London area showing things like population and business trends and information technology use?
14:29 Tue 27th Mar 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 12:54 Sat 14th Apr 2001
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jk1000

Who is Barry Frankfurt?

Has anyone heard of a famous creative designer called Barry Frankfurt?
12:25 Tue 10th Apr 20011 answer, last by SRAYN1 12:43 Sat 14th Apr 2001
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bazzer

Umbrellas and bad luck

Why is it bad luck to put an umbrella up indoors?
21:49 Mon 26th Mar 20012 answers, last by SRAYN1 09:57 Mon 09th Apr 2001
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chrischudley

Black cats

Is it me or does myth have it that black cats are unlucky?
22:19 Wed 28th Mar 20014 answers, last by K Morrison 00:15 Sun 09th Sep 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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