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haller

What does 'mementi mori' mean?

As above

mmajumdar

Science

Where and when was Albert Einstein born?

xyzzyplugh

Feignlights

'Fain or fains I' the opposite of 'bags I' by means of which a positive claim is asserted; a call for truce, a statement of opposition, the earliest forms are 'fen', 'fin'; or 'fingy'.'

alanw888

I am trying to discover the origin and correct spelling of the term 'Feignlights'. My daughter posed this question to me and I know that I used the term at school some 50 years ago, usually to define...

Wispy68

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

I'd like to buy a Dictionary of Phrase and Fable for Christmas, and the two most popular ones seem to be either Brewers or Oxford. Which is the best one?

StevieBoy

How many countries are there in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

I know there is a debate as to the sum of countries in the world 196/198 whatever. But APPROX, how many are in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Birchy

RC Question

Is there any truth in the origins of the 'Hokey Cokey' being a parody of the Roman Catholic Mass? And are there any other examples of these religious mickey-takes?

willprentice

What goes to make a name

What is the origin of the surname 'Withrington' (NOT Witherington)?

slaeslae

QT phrase origin

What is the origin of 'on the q.t.'?

Meggy

Poe

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Leg of lamb

The woods are lovely dark and deep?

Can someone please help by telling me what poem, and by whom, the following lines come from? 'The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep and miles to walk before I sleep.

Birchy

WC born in a WC?

I read on an 'unusual facts' website that Winston Churchill was born in a ladies toilet during a dance. Is this true, and where can I find the proof?

Shatnerfan

Precis Sites

Are there any websites that providee brief summaries of famous works of literature?

bschmidt

Phrases

What does 'a dog's life' mean?

Sevil

Tipping at Windmills

What does the expression 'tipping at windmills' mean and how did it originate? Thank you!

Tartanwizard

Hirohito

Why wasn't he tried as a war criminal? And all the other Japanese officers who, during the War, carried out bestial horrors against humanity including enslavement, beheading, starving and torturing by...

boviner

Green Goddess

Why are they called green goddesses

xyzzyplugh

ABWeird

Okay conspiracy fans; How come, bearing in mind we got 10,000,000 (Ten million) web users in UK, How come AB, who have been plugged on National radio and t..v. only have a broad userbase of a few...