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jake-the-peg

Playing God

If you could give ten more years of life to any historical character who would you choose and why?
11:47 Thu 21st Jul 200517 answers, last by Caztastic 17:05 Fri 26th Aug 2005
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droolface

which is the most famous gin cocktail

most famous gin cocktail
17:00 Wed 20th Jul 20056 answers, last by Louisebabe 16:30 Tue 09th Aug 2005
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caesar

medea

who was medea?
09:11 Tue 19th Jul 20053 answers, last by Mazzaup2 22:20 Wed 03rd Aug 2005
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reportmonkey

Renaissance

Does anybody believe that for some the renaissance was something that happened to others.  I'm sure I see some people still walking around like cavemen, grunting, gibbering like baboons and...
13:47 Tue 19th Jul 20055 answers, last by groendraak 22:34 Tue 02nd Aug 2005
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Ace001

Small Doors

Why do old houses have small doors that you have to duck to enter? Is it because people were smaller then?
20:17 Thu 21st Jul 20057 answers, last by Lore 17:16 Thu 28th Jul 2005
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dash_zero

The fall of Rome

Ok, I know this is probably a big question but it's something i've never got. So for various reasons the power that was the roman empire collapsed and barbarians destroyed it.  But what...
13:32 Sun 24th Jul 20054 answers, last by dash_zero 11:40 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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flano

Meter bar in paris

What is the meter thing on a wall on paris. Info? cheers Any good pictures that are non-copyright would help thanks
19:18 Mon 11th Jul 20053 answers, last by murvic 21:53 Sun 24th Jul 2005
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kopend

plane crashes

has any "klm" plane ever crashed and which airlines were involved in the worst disaster i think they were both 747's on a runway
18:01 Thu 14th Jul 20059 answers, last by ianess 20:33 Sun 24th Jul 2005
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Fish the Mod

Is there a Catholic ST George

The local Catholic church and School is named St Georges and mount Carmel. I thought St George was a made up saints by the English- Who was he and is he one of the same
04:23 Wed 13th Jul 20059 answers, last by stokerboy 05:32 Sun 24th Jul 2005
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Albert Park

Stalin vs Hitler

Who was the baddest?
17:30 Thu 14th Jul 200515 answers, last by luckyboy 22:52 Fri 22nd Jul 2005
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Svetlana

India

What is the capital of India
17:58 Tue 19th Jul 20057 answers, last by Octavius 16:39 Thu 21st Jul 2005
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Weaza_cfc

celtic myth

Reference site to Celtic Myths and Legend? Any help appreciated. Thank You.
14:57 Tue 19th Jul 20051 answer, last by Octavius 16:40 Tue 19th Jul 2005
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pearlvernon

bank holidays in uk

has there ever been a bank holiday at the end of july?
15:37 Sun 17th Jul 20053 answers, last by Octavius 15:10 Mon 18th Jul 2005
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Nickmetcalfe

unfinished oblelisk

can you tell me the approximate weight of the unfinished obelisk in the aswan granite quarries
15:29 Thu 14th Jul 20051 answer, last by kev100 17:35 Thu 14th Jul 2005
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Romeo

Marx on 'Community of Women'

In his Communist Manifesto, Marx argues for 'community of women', but doesn't actually explain what he means. Did he mean equal rights for women, or did he mean that women should be 'shared in common'...
13:50 Wed 13th Jul 20055 answers, last by Octavius 16:09 Thu 14th Jul 2005
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Nickmetcalfe

pyramid

how many stone blocks are there in the cheops pyramid?
15:16 Thu 14th Jul 20051 answer, last by Nickmetcalfe 15:23 Thu 14th Jul 2005
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sallyphillip

stevenage leisure park

can any one tell me what stevenage leisure park and surrounding buildings was built on and any history relievent to that area
13:57 Sun 10th Jul 20055 answers, last by zmudge 21:59 Tue 12th Jul 2005
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mfewell

The Great Flood

With apologies and great deference to a superb Eddie Izzard line, what about all the ducks (and fish) when the Earth was flooded ? And the duck said 'SO ?'
20:25 Mon 11th Jul 20054 answers, last by kev100 19:35 Tue 12th Jul 2005
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jude1383

former tax

former local tax in france and italy levied on goods entering a town or city
00:25 Tue 12th Jul 20051 answer, last by shaneystar 11:38 Tue 12th Jul 2005
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jucie

the spanish armada

what could be seen of the armada as it approached the english coast? and what did the english do about it?
20:54 Sat 09th Jul 200510 answers, last by Peter Pedant 22:55 Sun 10th Jul 2005

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