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Colours on the Globe

I was looking at my world globe the other day and was wondering why the countries are all coloured different colours. Does anyone know why that is ???

Immortal298

medieval money

does anyone know what 8d in the middle ages would be worth now?

stoo_pid

Checking credit rating

Mate of mine is more than a little surprised as he has just been turned down for a new mortgage. He previously had a mortgage which he never missed a single payment & has now paid off...

Trillipse

monarch

are there any good sites where i can find potted histories and depictions of english kings and queens?

kkeggie

Time Travel

Was watching back to the future on TV last night and i suddenly thought "is time travel possible" i was thinking if it was, surley we could only travel into the past BUT once you got...

Lisax

got a business of your own??

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/swindon/news/SWINDON_NEWS1.html try this

iwbus

Up Yours Delors!

What was this classic Sun headline about? Presumably it wasn't anything to do with "wailing Irish banshee" Delores O'Rihrdon from out of The Cranberries

Immortal298

butlers wasitcoats

i heard today that the bottom button of a butler's waistcoast needs to be undone. anyone know why this is? also, i probably put this in the wrong section, any suggestions for the right...

hattster

Best and most painless way to die?

People say that drowning has to be the best way to go, but i'm not too sure how people know this, i don't suppose that there is any "nice" way to go, but if there was what would it be? i mean drowning...

AngloScot

Driving age UK

Is it true that they're increasing the legal age to start driving in the UK from 17 to 21? If so, when are they doing this?

smanku

Pond and pond fish

I have recently moved into a house which has a pond in the garden, it has some fish in it, not sure what type! The pond is quite merky and you can only see the fish when they come up to feed. How do I...

elgroucho

lightning strikes at sea

Salt water conducts electricity, so why isn't everything in the sea frazzled when lightning strikes the sea?

davedineley

naptha

what is the chemical naptha and what does it do?

jay-tay

American Express Platinum Card

I have just applied and been approved for a Platinum American express card, however I am in two minds whether or not to sign the paperwork and get the card. The benefits do look great, however it's...

marcoddy

Housing bubble - predictions....?

hi, I was very interested by the previous question on the housing bubble, and that people had looked intothe historic cycles of this. Can anyone suggest any advice, books or websites that offer an...

c00ky83

Speeding: big or clever?

I get fed up of people overtaking me when I'm doing (roughly) the limit. Are they big or clever?

harrytabby

manufacturing

How do they make clingfilm?

lozzzz

my front garden..

yesterday evening for about the hundreth time this year my front garden(Im on a corner plot) was used as a short cut round the path,I couldn't help myself and shouted at the kids to get off my...

roger_harr

fitting an outside light

I recently went to replace my neighbours outside light, because it was broken. The cable going to this has FOUR wires in it, but the new outside light only has 3 connectors (live, earth and neutral)....

knockyoak

greenbelt

Hi All I am hoping to build a 4 bed house on what is currently greenbelt land. The land am looking at building on is currently owned by a farmer and has front road access (there are houses...

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