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Maths puzzle, general mental arithmetic.

Do this sum in your head and don't use a calculator or pen and paper. Just give it a go. Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another...

mariner2

restoring illegible pencil?

A friend of mine has some diaries from WW2 written in pencil which has faded badly, is there a way to restore this does anyone know?

lubecki161

Sexy Red Heads

I think ginger hair is nice and im having a debate with a friend who strongly disagrees! Im trying to name good looking celebs to throw at him but i cant think of many!! Any you can think of??

chrisrob

I think Ethel is

AMAZING! You can always rely on her to provide a good answer on most subjects. And she seems to be around 24/7. Is she a consortium? Or a super computer?

123everton

Wines and spirits

What is the difference between a wine and a spirit? I have got some rice wine in the house that is 56% proof, why is this a wine and not a spirit?

Athley

Hi. A friend of mine has signed a one year vodaphone contract for his mobile broadband. It only works in his house and he had it thinking he could use the internet anywhere. Anyone had any experience...

claymore

Before Christ

If there were no Christians before the birth of Jesus Christ, what were the major religions of the time before his birth?.....Were there any?

janetsflower

5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes

with that in mind how many mice would 100 cats catch in 100 minutes?

hotfemail

disability discrimination act 1995 and care standard act 2000

Anyone know of a site on the net where i can get some information on theses acts asap - some basic, easy to understand details. thanks

puddicat

Stuff taken from hotels have you ever taken something???

A moose head, shower unit and a 6ft plant have been taken,the mind boggles how the hell didnt anyone notice the plant even lol!!!

anniehiggs

retail carparking fees

What are the rules on parking in a disabled bay in shopping car parks. I recently took my sister shopping at Tescos. My sister is quite ill and in a whelchair. she is currently in a nursing homes and...

sidkid

Magpies - vermin?

In the latest Sunday Times there's an article about a lady bee-keeper who shoots magpies. She says they are vermin. Is this woman allowed to kill these beautiful creatures?

patiodors

Twins birth certificates

How is a twin 'noted' on a birth certificate? There is rumour that my aunt was a twin at birth but I can find no evidence of this...

Xenon101

Driving with no M.O.T. by accident!

After trying to renew my tax disc online, I was rejected. It appears that my MOT expired several months ago! I have unwittingly been driving without MOT. I am getting this done asap. Are there likely...

tcbzap1

letterman painting

I have a letterman oil painting-it's a 5x4 of sailboats in the ocean-multiple sizes. I am not able to find anything on this artist. does anyone have any info? please e-mail to [email protected] thanks

Coldicote

billions and trillions

Will someone please settle an argument. On the basis that a million is written in numerals as 1,000,000, how should one write in numerals a billion and a trillion? Thanks.

rov1200

Using Netbooks

Now that its possible to surf the web using those cheap (<?150) netbooks using Linux what are the drawbacks to using them? The cheaper versions come without XP, is this a problem? Can it be...

CAJ1

Dongles

Got a dongle at the weekend, it doesn't work as well as I expected! Its a 3G one. It keeps freezing on the internet and I have to switch the laptop off completely. Does anyone have any tips for...

ginfran

email addresses

i have email addresses that i want to get rid of.