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portocat

Previous Occupants of Address

we would like to research the history of our house.  We know about the man who built it, but between when he died and the people who lived there before us we have no idea who used to live...
15:29 Mon 10th Oct 20059 answers, last by ibbyk 00:36 Sat 27th May 2023
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terrys

does anyone know what the word EELDUB means

i was looking at an old map of the area i live (glasgow ) and noticed an area on the map that looked like it was a small pond it was named EELDUB does anyone know what it...
18:06 Fri 14th Oct 20053 answers, last by deemartin 10:20 Fri 21st Oct 2005
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J_M_B

Who invented television?

Just reading the article on "Who invented television?". There should be some provision for comments on articles like that as many people would disagree with some of the wild claims for things invented...
17:57 Sun 16th Oct 20055 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 21:34 Tue 18th Oct 2005
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tezzer

Sawdust

When we had high street butchers shops why were the floors always covered in sawdust?
16:30 Sun 16th Oct 20058 answers, last by Powell1975 18:47 Tue 18th Oct 2005
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mjandrews96

listing of buildings

hi everybody can somebody tell me when listing of buildings began eg. grade 1 and 11 listings   there are listed 17th century houses in newington green londonn16   but they appear...
08:50 Wed 12th Oct 20053 answers, last by Octavius 13:07 Mon 17th Oct 2005
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elliebelly9

fidel castro

does onyone know what fidels childhood life was like..its for a paper and it would help to know
15:13 Sat 15th Oct 20053 answers, last by Octavius 09:59 Mon 17th Oct 2005
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Tony39

History

Does anyone know where Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, who was executed in 1601 is buried?
07:30 Mon 17th Oct 20052 answers, last by Octavius 09:30 Mon 17th Oct 2005
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lasheress

What does it mean

What does it mean when you see something like 14 magpies or more, or if you see about 50 odd magpies together. Is there some mythical meaning for this like one for sorrow etc.....
11:25 Fri 14th Oct 20057 answers, last by sam_west_57 22:49 Sun 16th Oct 2005
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cosford

king arthur

can you name the 12 knights of the round table
21:18 Mon 10th Oct 200514 answers, last by sinbag 10:40 Sun 16th Oct 2005
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ehutt

christmas poem

who wrote "twas the night before christmas", when(date) and in what state and county??
16:19 Fri 14th Oct 20057 answers, last by Clanad 01:53 Sun 16th Oct 2005
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ieatbees

old badger stamps

i'm looking to find a picture of the Badger or Hall & woodhouse stamp that was issued in 1977. On the website it says: (however no picture) In 1977 the company(Hall & woodhouse) had its...
16:12 Fri 14th Oct 20054 answers, last by THECORBYLOON 21:09 Sat 15th Oct 2005
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chelsea25

When do the clocks go back?

cheers x
18:14 Tue 11th Oct 20055 answers, last by Piper-AK 03:24 Sat 15th Oct 2005
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dave_c

A quick question (hopefully)

Months ago I watch a sports programme (Trans World Sport) in which they had a feature of a Scandinavian FootballTeam (I think) from Finland, but the history of the club is very unique the club was...
09:37 Fri 14th Oct 20052 answers, last by dave_c 17:01 Fri 14th Oct 2005
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konfan

Ancient Egypt

If the ancient egyptian pharoah's oldest child was a daughter but the 2nd and last child was a son, would the daughter's husband or the son become pharoah?
23:27 Thu 13th Oct 20053 answers, last by johnlambert 16:35 Fri 14th Oct 2005
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monkeyeyes11

egypt

The official and foreign-sounding name of the peaceful and noble complex of buildings built on the Egyptian ruins of 40,000 books destroyed in a terrible fire in the First Century B.C.
22:12 Wed 12th Oct 20057 answers, last by jno 22:26 Thu 13th Oct 2005
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Thunderchild

Columbus

I recall that columbus is said to have a copy of the Peris maps before he left europe so realy he already knew america was there ?
20:50 Wed 12th Oct 20054 answers, last by Octavius 12:46 Thu 13th Oct 2005
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tracey351

Marriageable age

Does anyone know what the marriageable age was in England in 1912?
13:48 Wed 12th Oct 20054 answers, last by tracey351 08:12 Thu 13th Oct 2005
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jake-the-peg

Building myths

Whilst renovating my house we discovered a George II halfpenny under two of the corners of the living room. Now they could have rolled under the floor and become lodged there but it sounds a bit...
13:59 Tue 11th Oct 20057 answers, last by Peter Pedant 21:38 Wed 12th Oct 2005
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tiny tim

judeo-christian tradition

In religion, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, which 10 letter name is given to what is known as 'The chapter of Faults?'
18:57 Tue 11th Oct 20053 answers, last by silly moo 19:02 Wed 12th Oct 2005
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Eastender

Dig

Hi for years now, I have always wanted to go on a dig.  Has anyone done this? and how do you go about it, who do you contact first? cheers
14:37 Mon 10th Oct 20055 answers, last by Pythia 20:18 Tue 11th Oct 2005

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