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I am still hoping that Purcells in the area of Reading and Gloucester will place an answer to my question-- Are you a descendent of Lily and David Purcell? If you are, please leave me an address where...
love your enemies? isnt satan the enemy?
has anyone ever been killed by one? i heard that somewhere in asia they found a bird eating a person or something, i know thats stupid, but when you have been swooped by magpies before you will know...
following on from charisma's threads. If we are all god's children, why is Jesus special?
is this place on earth? if so where? and would there be somewhere known as the most beautiful place on earth?
Why do prisoners always walk anti-clockwise round the prison yard?
Who was the last ever nation to invade Britain?
Looking for anyone with information on Ann or Anne Holliday of Scotland or Ireland. RoseofSharon
Hi, I am currently researching my family tree and me mum has told me that my great great great grandfather was resonsible for redisigning germany after WW2. Can anyone tell me the name of this man or...
In my family tree research I have come across the occupations of Cive Maker,Civer and Siever but can't find out the meaning of these words. Google tells me that I mean Silver, but I don't. Can any of...
Who first made dry roast nuts?
Which of Poseidon's sons murdered passing travellers by bending trees to the ground and tying them between them before letting the trees spring back to their natural position?
what is sion or zion a place in france and switzerland another name for jerusalem or is it an acronym
Does anybody know which Spanish city was the residence of the kings of Aragon until 1118? Thanks!
In two words, each with the same number of letters, did a former Prince of Wales jestingly refer to Kensington Palace. This question is driving me nuts!!!!!
The current pub opening hours of 11:00 a.m. till 11:00 p.m. (all day drinking) has been with us for about 10 years now. Before that (in England and Wales) it was 11:00 a.m. till 3:00p.m., followed by...
I am researching a book, and want to have a bit of background about Romania, during the regime of Ceaucescu. I know he was shot dead on TV in 1989. Could anyone tell me if the Romanians would have...
On a couple of other threads there are discussions about F-W on bank notes and what it means. Loads of people are giving reasons for it but no real answer. Does anyone have a clue what it means when...
At what point in history did the term "world war II" come into being? Did the term "second world war" predate it?
I have a set of 25 Cigarette Cards from WW1 that I can't identify. They show Victoria Cross Heroes. I think they may be Series 1 produced by Gallaher as all recipients are from 1914. Can anyone tell...
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