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7/7 bombers photo riddle

if you look at the first pics released of the 7/7 bombers entering the station you will notice the one furthest from the pic has a fence railings(correctly) behind him but also one near his arm in...

rach_liz

Enzymes

In terms of molecular structure, why won't biological washing powder containing enzymes break down oily stains? (It's for AS level homework!)

HAnn521

Isn't it true...?

Hasn't it now been proven that a dog's mouth is actually cleaner than a human's? I know it started as a myth, but I'm pretty sure it has been proven fact...thoughts?

MJTucker

legal questions

If I write to my neighbour about the boundaries between our properties and he doesn't answer my questions, what action must I take to have him answer

steviedb

suicide bombers

hi all, i know this is macabre but i have heard that suicide bombers bodies stay intact when they do their deed and only their insides turn to jelly.is this so?

WTR

Viable Systems Model

Anyone tell me where Cybernetic Principles, or more precisely,the Viable Systems Model, as proposed by Safford Beer, have been applied successfully into Human Organisations?

caucasian

Hunger and thirst

Are these functions mediated by the Hypothalamus or the neural pathways that lead through it?

georgeg

top hat

what is the little chinese looking hat that appears over some letters in some words called?

Whickerman

sickth

why do people say sickth when they mean sixth?

Peter Pedant

guildhall in the middle of a Somerset Village

I was driving from Bridport to the M5, but through the Somerset levels to make a change, in the early nineties and in a village in Somerset, only about 10 mi from the motorway, where there is a cross...

BigShow

Reflections

Why is it that when you look in a mirror your reflection is changed from left to right ie. back to front and not from top to bottom making you upside down?

10ClarionSt

Where is The Queen?

We've heard a lot recently about Christmas festivities being cancelled or toned down because they might offend certain religions. Well where is the Queen on this? This is a Christian country. She is...

glenis

ancient rome

if a modern day italian went back in time to ancient rome would they understand the language?

WendyS

Making same lifestyle choices second time round

Am trying to think of the writer or playwright who wrote a book or drama which proved that humans, when presented with a choice to relive their lives, usually make the same choices & repeat the...

Lindylou

Elizabeth I

Having watched Elizabeth I on Channel 4 a week or two ago, I was wondering whether Elizabeth I really did refuse to eat for the last 3 weeks of her life and also insisted on standing quite still at a...

earthling

white noise

when there is silence around me I usually hear a sort of static or white noise. can anyone explain what this is as it isn't coming from anywhere I can find?

laral5

Is it possible to make a zero gravity chamber and have enough oxygen to breath normally?

Is it possible to have a zero gravity chamber and have enough oxygen to breath normally?

Buddy

Shayne - X-Factor

No its not because I fancy him but I honestly feel he has the most faultless voice I have heard for years. He seems to be able to hit any note and I would go as far as to say he has perfect pitch. His...

rawmatsron

wacko jacko

what is the name of the boy at the center of the micheal jackson abuse trial

Stu in USA

royal line of succession

With the death of Elizabeth I, were there other candidates to succeed her and was James I universally accepted as the rightful heir?

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