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online maps

does anyone know a site where i can obtain online maps/maps in electronic format, either free (preferably) or purchasing them. Not the streetmap.co.uk, but instead i am after Ordnance survey maps...

comloulou

I was unfortunate to catch a short film on CH4 last nite before ER about drinking urine and how good it is for you. Now I do yoga and I know how a netti pot works but why for the love of God would you...

Honey badger

Who designed the Blue Peter badge?

d bottoms

bow tie

does anyone know how to fasten a bow tie ?

nona suomy

Michael Winner

What exactly is this man famous for. I really dislike him but don't have any reaosn so I'm trying to a) find one or b) change my (uninformed) opinion

emmanuelle

gladys siegelman

who is Gladys Siegelman?

Birchy

Yellow Line History

I won't ask why yellow lines are frequently added to roads, but never seem to be taken away....that's too tricky.....but WHEN did single and double yellows first appear on our roads? Which Transport...

simon_says

Fergie's 1st Man U signing

Who was Alex Ferguson's first signing for Man Utd? Was it Ralph Milne the fantastic winger, most famous for starring in Dundee Utd's Scottish Premier League winning team of 82/83?

Cetti

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

I am trying to find a particular painting by this artist - I don't know the name, but it's a fairytale/gothic type of castle which juts into the sea - an evening sky with light illuminated around the...

fireguy

quackers

why doesn't a ducks quack echo

dazmac

Keel hauling

What was the procedure for keel-hauling ? Front to back of the ship ? side to side ? How did the rope get round the bottom ? If front to back and a man at each side pulling on a rope whilst walking...

tonto

which animal......

Which animal can't walk backwards?

danielp

frozen water

why does water freeze?

ollie98

American slang

Who are the 'bridge and tunnel posse'? I heard the phrase in film and wondered if its a common american saying

darth vader

what is a caret?

the little flashy cursor in MS Word is called a caret - why a caret and where does the word 'caret' come from?

joe900

Graham Nortons Silver Phone

Does anyone know where you can get (or make) the silver phone Graham Norton uses on his show.

crowdpleeser

Batteries.

What is the difference between duracell and duracell ultra and duracell plus? Surely it's a scam made up to make us pay more? Has anyone apart from duracell actually tested the difference between...

Allen Crisp

The biggest web site in the world.

Does anyone know if there is a web site which is accepted as being the largest one? If so, how is it measured? Is the BBC site a contender for the title?

Stav

Mmmmmmmmm Nice!

Why do we enjoy the smell of our own farts, but cant stand the smell of anyone elses?!?

Tayaalaqueen

Yardsale painting

I bought an oil painting at a yardsale and know nothing about it. Can you help? It has the signature Wilcox on it. Thank you Karen Thomas

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