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toecrusher

gorse hall murders

does anybody know anything about the gorse hall murders in dukinfield/stalybridge areas, (tameside cheshire) probably about a century ago. google can only come up with the murder of a local mill...
22:04 Thu 20th Oct 20056 answers, last by trekkietrina 20:30 Sun 21st May 2006
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lepers

longbow vs. crossbow

which is better? i think the longbow, my friend thinks otherwise? is there a definitive answer?
10:41 Thu 20th Oct 200510 answers, last by 1rovert 21:31 Sun 15th Jan 2006
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ieatbees

seamonster in Cornwall

i've just had an email from a mate who lives in Falmouth (Cornwall) and his mate has claimed to have seen a sea monster in Falmouth bay. He has supposedly been on the local news, and the...
16:02 Fri 21st Oct 200510 answers, last by ieatbees 17:02 Wed 11th Jan 2006
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jake-the-peg

To the Immortal Memory

As it's the 200th anniversary of Trafalgar Who was the greater man? Nelson or Wellington and why? Oh I suppose you can vote for Napoleon if you're French (why they still think he was great is...
09:20 Fri 21st Oct 200516 answers, last by ilovetaz 15:56 Wed 26th Oct 2005
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ilovetaz

victorians

i am doin a project for school, about victorians, Dr. Barnardo, does anyone no anything i can do, I'M DEAD!!!!!
10:31 Fri 21st Oct 200575 answers, last by ilovetaz 09:42 Tue 25th Oct 2005
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Drusilla

Boudicca's daughters

Did the Romans record the names of Boudicca's two daughters and did they commit suicide with her?
22:32 Sun 23rd Oct 20054 answers, last by Narolines 23:40 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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Drusilla

Charles II paternity

Charles I was the shortest king in English history and blonde. His son,Charles II was one of the tallest and very dark. Am I missing something?
19:55 Sun 23rd Oct 20059 answers, last by kempie 23:24 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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charlemagne

Church Dedication

There are two churches dedicated to Charles I, does anyone know of any other churches not dedicated to Saints, and also why these churches were dedicated to Charles I?
15:50 Mon 24th Oct 20052 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:22 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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farishta

history and myths

archaic term for a mens wig that was fashionable in the 17th centuries
16:42 Sat 22nd Oct 20052 answers, last by Tatty Rollox 22:03 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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tali122

south american countries sympathetic to nazis

why were south american countries sympathetic to nazi war criminals-there doesn't appear to be any connection
20:50 Sun 23rd Oct 20053 answers, last by spudqueen 17:02 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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rock-n-roll

Does listening to tapes of knowledge when you sleep make you remember it?

I didnt really know where to post this but i was wondering if i listened to tapes of my notes would i remember them for an exam? thanks x
12:33 Sun 23rd Oct 20055 answers, last by chazza 12:25 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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lepers

waterloo

so would the british army at waterloo have been better off with longbows than muskets? i hear they only ever got to using muskets for the noise scare factor!
09:17 Fri 21st Oct 20057 answers, last by lepers 11:09 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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ieatbees

true lovers knot

is a true lovers knot anything to do with marriage & the whole "tying the knot?"
15:39 Fri 21st Oct 20052 answers, last by Famous5 10:27 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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stevelyn

Devil

What F sold his soul to the devil?
17:26 Fri 21st Oct 20051 answer, last by Famous5 10:23 Mon 24th Oct 2005
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jeap

history and myths

concerning giants who piled stones on top of each other to reach the gods, greek
15:30 Sat 22nd Oct 20051 answer, last by tony1941 15:42 Sat 22nd Oct 2005
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steak4me

white christmas

how many white christmas's in london since 1900
21:08 Fri 21st Oct 20056 answers, last by jno 14:30 Sat 22nd Oct 2005
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Kay

Chastity belts

As worn by ladies in days of yore. If the husband had the key how on earth did the ladies go to the toilet? Another thing is,,How did they manage with their periods? Im really interested in finding...
17:44 Thu 20th Oct 20056 answers, last by jno 21:40 Fri 21st Oct 2005
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lepers

ballista's

how many many men do u reckon you could kill with a single shot from a ballista, would u b better off with a catapult?
14:55 Thu 20th Oct 20054 answers, last by lepers 09:07 Fri 21st Oct 2005
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rsbiotech

aintree iron

what is the aintree iron
18:10 Wed 19th Oct 20058 answers, last by jno 20:53 Thu 20th Oct 2005
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jthompson

Iraq dates

Date of Start of Iraq war? Date of Arrest of Saddam Hussein?
19:08 Thu 20th Oct 20051 answer, last by Chessman 20:47 Thu 20th Oct 2005

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