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Gangsterism

Hey, I'm doing my history coursework on Prohibition and links with gangsterism etc. Does anyone know roughly when gangsterism actually started, as we have been told that Prohibition wasn't the actual...

Bohdan1

Rice

Is boiled rice healthy for your body or not?

frizzytwig

Strawberry picking

I want to take my kids strawberry/raspberry picking but can't seem to find any info on the web. I live west Essex right on the Herts borders if anyone knows where anywhere local that I can go....

bexbex78

Whats the most haunted place in London?

Would it be the Tower of London? anyone know of anywhere else?

chasmala

Your father's mustache!

My daughter asked me where the phrase "You father's mustache!" comes from since I say it all the time when I do something stupid. I have no idea where I got this saying nor what it really means.

rock1873

The Samurai

What were the major historical and legal influences on the Samurai ??

butterfly76

Feather Dusters

Why are feather dusters rainbow coloured?

explosiverex

william wallace

where was william wallace born?

justineo

books in the vatican

I have been told that there are books held in the Vatican that have never been seen by the general public. Has anyone else heard this? If so, what are they? thanks

Le Chat

John Spencer (brother of Diana?)

I have been researching my surname (Spencer) and was led onto a website that lists the family tree of Lady Diana. It lists her siblings as being:- Elizabeth 1955 (Cynthia) Jane...

Scobalob

Crowns

When I joind the RAF back in the mid 60's I remember being told that should the present Queen pass on power to Charles all the cap badges and buttons would have to change because the...

SteveH75

Airport with most runways

I was reading the story on the beeb news website about Heathrow getting another runway ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4612393.stm ...and it started me wondering how many runways can you fit within...

baggins

Garden quote

Does anyone know where this quote came from. I have found it on some sites but never with an author to it. To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.

rieseren16

did neanderthals have fire?

mycatis

Sick of Nelson Mandela Lies

I am the only person who is sick of hearing Nelson Mandela described using words like "saint, hero inspiration" The man was a bloody terrorist do people not bother reading up on history? It makes me...

glenis

how old is paddy power the bookmaker ?

he was on with dermot o'leary on bblb and he looked younger that dermot ,was this the son of the the real paddy power as this fellow seemed way too young to be at the helm of such an empire

Dom Tuk

Personal hobbies on job applications

Most people i know also put down hobbies and extra curricular activities. This includes jobs for senior positions earning ?50k. Now does it matter an iota how you spend your day outside of work. Can...

ljo

What is a

This probably isn't the right section for this question, but I can't really think where else to post it! I heard the term "Bobby Dazzler" used the other day in the same sentence as cocaine, and I...

moomoojaj

WOT cards

Can anyone help me find a pack of WOT cards. This is a card game of shapes and numbers. I used to play this when I was younger but have since lost the cards.

GMH

Where were you and what were you doing when...

Where were you and what were you doing when you heard a big news story that was happening that would, depending on what happened, change the world? No, I wasn't born when John F Kennedy was...

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