This thread is solely for the intellectuals and academics amongst us to share their knowledge and interesting facts.For example, did you know that Enid Blyton's first novel was a work of non-fiction...
Should i ask the father of the girl i want to marry for permission first, or is that no longer the done thing? It's just that my girlfriends father is quite strict and aloof, and to be honest i've...
my wife and i are planning for a baby and we would relly like a boy as we have got 3 girls already, is there anything we can do such has food,lifestyle and things that could give us a chance or is it...
i'm sure that many people who go on the arts and literature section must think i'm mad but i really want to know what on earth is the davinci code ( i know who davinci is so you can skip that part!)...
Does anyone know how one stands if you are a full time employee and you want to work part time, with no small children at home ? Do they have to allow it, or is it only if they are amenable.
What is the 1) Saddest movies you have ever seen (as in made you cry sad) 2) Scariest/disturbing movie 3) Funnistest movie Mine would be 1) Beaches (what can I say, I'm a wimp) 2) The shining is very...
I have always wanted to wear high heels. But at 5ft 8 feel I would tower over everyone if I did. Any other tall women on here, who do wear high heels with confidence!
I graduated with a degree that didn't quite agree with me. I'm trying to pursue a writing or editorial career since I love writing but since my degree papers aren't compliant with what they want, I'm...
If a person is born blind and stays that way, let's assume he (or she, of course, but I'll stick to "he") has never seen anything, not a person or a colour or any other living creature or any object...
Hiya, I just wondered what you thought of teenage magazines. The girls in them, are they good role models for teenagers? Also what do you think about the messages that teenage magazines are sending to...
Are we really the only life forms in the universe?? I know that most UFO sighting are a load of nonsense, but even if 2% of them were real, then that would mean that there is "something out there"....
my daughter has been asking if she can have her belly button pierced. I really don't want her to have it done; plus I think, 12 is too young. She asked me this earlier in the year and made such a fuss...
A friend of mine keeps asking me what the point is of her life, Hers feels unfulfilled. Her mum always used to deride her and she only started gaining any confidence in herself when she moved to...