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The late Princess Alice

When this lady was widowed, her title Duchess of Gloucester passed to her daughter in law. She married into the royals as a commoner, just as the Queen Mother, Diana, Fergie and Sophie. Had any of...

tomjones2004

Rowing

What is the term whereby losers from earlier heats are given another chance to qualify for the next round or the final.

keitra

very much , very often

Which is correct? I use Internet very much. I use Internet very often.

natalie_1982

Sirens

Why do the sirens of emergency vehicles have different sounds? Also I've noticed that police cars have several different noises - why is this?

rolypoly

eye

what eye infection is known as pink eye

Cmitchell

How to find Daily Telegraph Article.

Hi Folks, I am looking for an article printed in the Daily Telegraph weeks ago. How will I go about finding it (on the net?)

Peter Pedant

Does anyone knows which sort of forest was growing after the last glaciation? Does any still exist and is it possible to go and see it? Is this the same as any Royal Forest before William I or were...

benny

Beyond river cottage

Where is the location of "beyond river cottage" filmed.

basilworks

Rotation of a body

Let there be a globe with two axis of rotation, one along its pole and the other perpendicular to the poles. Is there any point on it that remains at rest or atleast instantaneously at rest? Please...

WeejiST

Gas Boiler Safety

We are in the process of buying a new home, but the cuurent owners have had a new gas central heating condenser boiler fitted within the last year in the second largest bedroom, We have a 3month old...

sarwal

when a film says 'based on a true story

How true does it have to be? Can they actually lie and say 'based on a true story' when it is not..?

kjc0123

put out the word

What is the meaning of 'put out the word' in the following sentence? As soon as we knew that it was a deep earthquake- that it was this type of earthquake- we immediately put out the word that we...

allen

kjc0123. An apology.

Sorry, kjc0123. I should have thought more deeply before criticising your questions, and I did not think. Please accept my apologies, and I hope to answer your questions more sensibly in future. (And...

ezapf

POLISH

Did you first think:to make shiny and smooth or someone / something from Poland and why do we have so many words with multiple meanings? Punch is another - it is to hit with a closed fist but it is...

thepheebster

The Garrick Club...

I'm sick of people asking about this club. But why do they ask for the name of it by asking about the tie? Is it a clue to a crossword or something?

SCARFACE

berbers & kurds

i am a contractor with the U.S. army and I had different trips to so many different countries around the world. On my visits to morocco, northern iraq, and tajikistan i noticed something weired. the...