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Union of England and Wales

When was Wales subsumed into England? I read recently that it was in 1536. What exactly happened oin that year that made the union final?
21:22 Mon 12th Sep 20114 answers, last by xerus 08:58 Sat 17th Sep 2011
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Road Traffic Acts

Do the provisions of the various Road Traffic Acts apply when driving on private land? In particular, the wearing of seat belts when on private estate roads.
09:33 Fri 09th Sep 201112 answers, last by woolleysheep 16:33 Wed 14th Sep 2011
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Fill in this joke please

A joke I heard some time ago involved a farmer who was fed up with people entering his fields and picking his fruits. So he put up a notice saying 'PICK YOUR OWN!' This of course had the opposite...
21:53 Mon 08th Aug 20111 answer, last by redpenner 06:16 Wed 18th Jan 2012
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Space shuttle Endeavour

Endeavour is how we spell it in the UK, whilst in US it would be spelt Endeavor. So why is the US space shuttle written in the English (UK) way?
21:40 Wed 25th May 20114 answers, last by RATTER15 08:21 Fri 27th May 2011
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Mummy, there's a spaceman at the door!

I heard recently that one of the earlier cosmonauts re-entered the earth's atmosphere wrongly and fetched up miles away from the designated landing place. He had to make his own way out of the space...
22:23 Sat 16th Apr 20115 answers, last by dundurn 19:11 Sun 17th Apr 2011
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Old postage stamps

Would the post office accept letters that have old postage stamps on them? I have many old stamps, some of them marked 1st or 2nd class but most with monetary denominations on them, from 3p up to 90p....
20:40 Sat 16th Apr 20113 answers, last by boxtops 14:52 Sun 17th Apr 2011
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speed cameras

Can a speed camera take your picture if you're exceeding the limit but are approaching the camera, rather than the usual one where you're snapped whilst driving away from it? And, if a car is caught...
21:26 Wed 06th Apr 20112 answers, last by welshlibranr 22:00 Wed 06th Apr 2011
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Cast your bread upon the waters, for you shall find it after many days

What is the meaning of this quotation from Ecclesiastes?
21:07 Sun 27th Feb 20119 answers, last by EDDIE51 21:20 Sun 27th Feb 2011
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New 50p coins

Is there any reason why brand-new 50 pence pieces have been put into circulation dated 2011 so early in the year? There do not seem to have been any other coins issued for this year. If the Queen dies...
20:53 Sun 27th Feb 20114 answers, last by ladybirder 15:59 Mon 28th Feb 2011
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misprint or urban myth?

I once heard that a newspaper report said something like the following: '...Crowds cheered as Quen Victoria pissed over Westminster Bridge.' Does anyone have chapter and verse of this quotation?
19:05 Tue 25th Jan 201111 answers, last by anotheoldgit 12:46 Wed 26th Jan 2011
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Breaking a fixed-interest mortgage contract

I have a fixed-interest mortgage. I was told by an employee of the mortgage loan provider that if I paid off more than 20% of the loan it would break the terms of the contract and it would therefore...
15:10 Sat 06th Nov 20103 answers, last by dasherman 08:36 Mon 08th Nov 2010
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When was thiis said?

Hugh Dalton once described Charles de Gaulle as 'having a head like a pineapple and hips like a woman' But when did he say this?
21:14 Sat 16th Oct 20101 answer, last by rccatnap 17:39 Mon 15th Nov 2010
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A riddle

There is a riddle in the form of a poem. The answer is 'an egg'. All that I can recall is a line containing the words 'halls of marble'. Any elucidation would be welcome.
19:35 Wed 01st Sep 20101 answer, last by JackDanielsU 20:03 Wed 01st Sep 2010
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copyright law

For how long does UK copyright protection last?
20:16 Sat 17th Apr 20101 answer, last by Buenchico 20:22 Sat 17th Apr 2010
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Cast thy bread upon the waters

13:28 Mon 01st Feb 20102 answers, last by dr b 13:43 Mon 01st Feb 2010
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Hump back bridge question

Should you overtake a slow moving vehicle on the approach to a hump back bridge? Is this specifically mentioned in the Highway Code?
15:34 Mon 14th Sep 20097 answers, last by BOL10X 00:51 Sat 19th Sep 2009
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Translate into German please!

There is a cog railway system which in English is called the Alternating Biting Tooth device. Can someone translate this term (Alternating Biting Tooth) into GERMAN for me please.
17:08 Sun 06th Sep 20095 answers, last by New Judge 09:39 Fri 11th Sep 2009
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Longest-running BBC radio programme

What is the longest-running radio programme that is still being broadcast now, and under the same name as when it started?
12:21 Fri 28th Aug 20099 answers, last by spcloli 15:30 Thu 26th May 2011
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The Shipping Forecast

Did the BBC continue to broadcast the Shipping Forecast during the war? And presuming that they did, how much did they change it, if at all, to ensure that the enemy didn't use the information?
12:17 Fri 28th Aug 2009
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First round-the-world air record

In 1924 four Douglas World Cruisers set off from Seattle, USA, to circumnavigate the globe. Two of them made the trip, and all the pilots survived. It took them 175 days to complete the journey,...
20:44 Mon 17th Aug 20092 answers, last by hiflier 10:44 Tue 18th Aug 2009

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