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Hindus, coconuts and religion

I have an English canal boat, and recently from the canal near Southall I picked a coconut which had a string tied around it. I gathered from an Indian on the towpath that this string was religious,...
16:21 Tue 03rd May 20052 answers, last by diana.m 00:05 Thu 29th Sep 2005
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Navy sailor uniforms

Why do sailors in armed forces navies wear uniforms so 'navy-like'? Why are they so different from army or air force uniforms?
21:18 Wed 15th Jan 20033 answers, last by bimsey 18:29 Sat 18th Jan 2003
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Marbled sandstone?

Today I came across a sandstone hill which has been cut to make a road, and the cross-section of sandstone has occasional hard white layers typically an inch or two thick, looking a bit like marble,...
02:38 Mon 23rd Dec 20022 answers, last by marronman 16:16 Thu 18th Mar 2004
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The age of actors in theatre programmes

Why do theatre 'biogs' of ac-tors never tell you his/her age? I can understan an ac-tor getting peeved at every mention of his age in a 50-word tabloid story (witness the theatrical reviews this week...
21:15 Fri 24th May 20025 answers, last by andy hughes 19:01 Sat 01st Jun 2002
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Why a 'gossamer' horn of insects above a tree?

While walking down a lane in the sunset yesterday I noticed a 'gossamer stream' waving above a small tree/bush, barely 10 feet high, one of thirty or more such small trees alongside the road. It...
19:26 Fri 17th May 20022 answers, last by aadenny 20:04 Thu 06th Jun 2002
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How is Radox proven to relax?

I've just bought a bottle of Radox 'Moisture Soak' bath oil which says it is 'proven to relax aching muscles and unwind tired minds'. How do they know this? Where will I find the proof?
00:24 Fri 03rd May 20023 answers, last by mikewith 09:47 Thu 06th Jun 2002
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What is 'Amen corner'?

I hear regularly of 'Amen Corner' . I first heard of it as a pop group in the 1960s, and I've since found it's a neighbourhood of Tooting. Brewer's Dictionary says it's the corner of Paternoster Row...
20:06 Thu 25th Apr 20024 answers, last by mikewith 09:31 Thu 16th May 2002
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How does popcorn pop?

Is there any high-speed film available that shows how popcorn pops? And is there any other type of food that pops like that?
18:47 Thu 25th Apr 20023 answers, last by mikewith 15:45 Wed 22nd May 2002
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Does honesty benefit estate agents?

I seem to remember a London estate agent called Roy Brooks was famous in the 50s and 60s for being completely honest about properties he was advertising. For example, one house was described as being...
18:30 Thu 25th Apr 20024 answers, last by steveyk 17:48 Mon 13th Mar 2006
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Hiccups

Why does very hot and spicy food make us hiccup? Chiilis and very hot curries, especially.
22:43 Sat 06th Apr 20026 answers, last by keithles 07:54 Thu 26th Sep 2002
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Army camouflage - does it work?

Whenever I see a squaddie, he's almost always clad in 'camouflage' fatigues, and he's the first person I see in any group. Is there any evidence that camouflage uniform works? Surely, in modern...
20:36 Wed 27th Mar 20026 answers, last by petergarrity 20:46 Wed 10th Apr 2002
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What is a health food shop?

Why are 'health food' shops so called? It seems to me that most of them are full of dried foods, packets, cans, and bottles of vitamin supplements and tablets. In fact, they tend to look more like...
12:24 Sat 16th Feb 20024 answers, last by aadenny 22:25 Sat 16th Feb 2002
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Pet food tasting

Is there any truth to the rumour I've long heard that cat food and dog food actually has to be taste-tested by humans before it can be put on the market?
02:23 Sun 03rd Feb 20025 answers, last by aadenny 22:59 Tue 05th Feb 2002
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The Schwarzbein Principle

I've been reading 'The Schwarzbein Principle', an American diet book that appears at times to make some good sense, and could potentially overturn many conventions about nutrition (e.g. low fat diets...
02:22 Sun 03rd Feb 20022 answers, last by SMILL48 20:50 Tue 12th Feb 2002
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Has philosophy ever solved anything?

Has philosophy ever answered any questions conclusively, without raising further questions in its wake?
02:13 Sun 03rd Feb 20023 answers, last by papa bob 14:04 Thu 18th Dec 2003

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