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Anti-aircraft warfare

Does anyone know the greatest height for the shooting down of an aircraft by Antiaircraft gunfire?

Need a famous trio from history!

I need to start figuring out what me and my two friends are going to be on Halloween. It is two girls and a guy and we'd really appreciate it if anyone could give us any ideas about any famous...

amandy

better known by what name

what famous person was born with the name Nguyen That-Tanh?

Bantams

Indian Summer !!!!!!!!!!

If we have an INDIAN SUMMER does that mean that the Indians have a BRITISH SUMMER but if there dont where does the term INDIAN SUMMER come from. Bantams

turkey154

i have decided to take biology A level...erm, not what i expected at the moment..eek! anyone who can give me any clue with the structual formulas or diagrams of the following please, please..PLEASE!...

chazzyj12

Periodic Table

What in the periodic table is a period?

podmm

Time zones/weather

Where can I learn about time and weather? Do places on the equator have the same amount of daylight as those either North or South of it

Jinfull

Enzymes

what enzymes are -commercially used -medically used -and used purely for research thanks.

BetsyLou

Traditional Men

I am writing a paper about men and how they are written abount in women's magazines. I can't think of a clever-sounding title! Any ideas that aren't 'boys will be boys' would be appreciated......

allen

Numbers. NUMBERS!

I want to meet the idiot TV weatherman who started the current trend for calling temperatures 'numbers', as in, 'we're in for some high numbers tomorrow', or even more inanely, 'just look at those...

cazdee

wedding etiquette

Is it acceptable to wear a trouser suit to a posh wedding, and also does one have to wear a hat? Sorry if this is under the wrong heading. Many Thanks

Peri

Bush again / Hurricane Katrina

A follow on from the thread below. Did anybody hear about the comment that Barbara Bush made - I think to a reporter, not sure about that but she apparantly said that the hurricane did some of...

Trillipse

Short Stories

I was thinking of writing a short story just for fun, and wondered if there were any free websites offering formulae/guidlines for planning/writing such a thing?

ieatbees

pencil lead?

why is the graphite in pencils called lead? were pencils once made of lead?

karenpat22

i feel therefore i am human

who said this

druiaghtagh

Sublimimal Advertising

I have heard it is or was illegal, true or false anybody please?

bartholomew

sample again

Following my previous question I would like to ask another.I know that the sample should be representative of the population.But due to budget constraints the sample is smaller than it normally would...

Ace001

New Orleans - Big Easy

Why is New Orleans called the "Big Easy"?

haysh

Holy Piby?

Why is it illegal to have a Holy Piby? Rasta Bible/Black mans bible(how ever you want to frase it) You can get up to 20 years for having this in your posession why?