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Roman Numerials

What does MMLXXV translate to in to

Sorry it's not news but there isn't a 'legal' section - Who polices the ombudsman i.e. I know you can make a complaint to the ombusdman if you have a greivance with a financial institution, but who do...

Pinotage

Wingwalking - is it a euphemism?

By any standard, standing on the wing of an aeroplane in flight is a pretty esoteric and unusual hobby. Yet we get several questions a week on the subject from people who don't look at the previous...

sft42

What is it with people not answering questions?

Why is it that no matter how clearly worded a question is some people go totally off subject or do the opposite of what the questionnaire asks?? Why does this happen?? Do people just not read the...

kpcurry

charlton heston

Is Charlton Heston still alive?

Stav

Best Cockney Rhyming Slang

Whats the best Cockney Rhyming Slang anyone has ever heard?

Fyncu Myncu

Mirrors - Lateral Inversion

Why do mirrios only invert reflections laterally (right to left) and not verically (top to bottom)?

Little pixie

veruccas

Are there any natural remedies for veruccas that really work?

Unabashed

Infitigo

What is Infitigo? How do you get it? What causes it? Are there any long term effects...like scars...?

Deore

killing

Has anybody on here ever killed somebody?

bannie345

big deal tv series of the 80's

who was the wife

Big Al

Black Maria

What is the term derived from for this classic police wagon that was used to take the villains away in?

gazzawazza

You're history

Here's a question I've just thought of and don't have an answer for myself yet... You're dead, ok? What would you like to be written on your headstone? Hmmm, must go away and think about that...

big yankee

the penney's dropped

Why do we use this expression following a sudden awareness?

Drub

Animals beginning with the letter 'N'

I am trying to find as many animals beginning with the letter 'N'

mad_for_it

Bad Breath

Why is it that people can smell other people's bad breath but the person with the bad breath can't smell it themselves when their nose is right there at the mouth? just wondering.........

andy hughes

The 'new' Ri:SE - should that be FA:LL?

Having sat through two editions of the revamped 'RI:SE' on Channel 4, I am mystified. Why did the finally settled team, with the exception of Edith Bowman, get jettisoned in favour of a tatty...

Deore