James O'Brien's Mystery Hour
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Episodes: 561
Gareth
Oct 22, 2022
This podcast is created by the production team to purely show that James doesn't know everything.
Luciano
Feb 17, 2021
Apr 10, 2019
Tracy
Aug 29, 2018
love the podcast, I learn so much... if you're on holiday, please come back... 😁
lloyd
Jul 8, 2018
great podcast if onĺy the host could stop mentioning brexit every 10 mins!
Description
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
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Why peeling an egg can get chaotic
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May 15, 2025 |
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Have I got a superpower?
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May 08, 2025 |
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Where do geese go?
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May 01, 2025 |
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Cats, dogs and... ferrets?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Where do the rocket boosters end up?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Why don't you get savoury drinks?
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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What does my phone know about me?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Red sky at night, shepherd's delight
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Cinnamon sneezes and soggy biscuits
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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A lot of horsing around
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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How we know the colours of dinosaurs
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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I haven't got the physics
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Mountains and molehills
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Eating the same breakfast over and over again
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Some smells are better than others
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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The greater and lesser spotted
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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You end up with a fish at the end
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Isn't that a motoring question?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Why is there only one human species?
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Sandwiches are for WIMPS
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Where do those babies come from?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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I can see a rainbow
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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What counts as 'old skool'?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Simples or haggis?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Why are so many barbers Turkish?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Slugs up mountains
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Has it got windier?
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Who washes planes?
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Why is boarding a plane so chaotic?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Caller has lots of apologising to do
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Being rubbish at physics is not funny
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Can Cats and Dogs Feel Embarrassed?
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Can you copyright recipes?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Queen Victoria's underwear up for auction
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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'Don't call me baby', a pigeon's rendition
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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How did humans... do yeast?
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Why won't automatic doors hurry up?
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Something about knots and shoelaces?
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Can we hear the sun?
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Strong opinions on tennis balls
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Gangsters and their toothpicks
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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So what exactly is Beagling?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Politicians and their gestures
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Mould in my maple syrup
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May 23, 2024 |
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Why aren't surgeons Drs?
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May 16, 2024 |
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Nobody has ever asked this
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May 09, 2024 |
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Hay scattering across the motorway
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May 02, 2024 |
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What makes stuff sticky?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Do lawyers everywhere wear wigs?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Why are pheasants so stupid?
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Is my phone listening to me?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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They smuggled through some nonsense!
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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How can a celibate monk teach sex ed?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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A very awkward question
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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When does 'falling over' become 'having a fall'?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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How does a dog recognise its owner's whistle?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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What do continuity announcers do the rest of the time?
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Why do kids fear the dark?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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How portable is DNA?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Why are so many people right-handed?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Where are all the great white sharks?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Why so many saints in Cornwall?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Why does my tea taste so awful?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Birds on one leg?
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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The origin of 'black and white'?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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A lot of confusion over water vapour
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Why do some people have more empathy?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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What's Brexit got to do with my bin?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Why don't GIFs have sound?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Where does all the blood go?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Why do so many people struggle with H?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Where have all the kippers gone?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Where are the whites of their eyes?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Never seen a seagull in a tree...
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Sleep paralysis - what's that about?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Why does other people's cooking taste better?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Why can't I get drunk?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Where do the doves go?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Is there an in-between accent?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Ham - what's that about?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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How redheads are different
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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What do moths get out of wool?
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Do rats avoid mice?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Why does your tongue get stuck on cold things?
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Why do our bodies wear out?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Why do some people sneeze so violently?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Why do I need a point on my knife?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Can moths mate with butterflies?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Man calls about walking dog
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Biscuits in lukewarm tea?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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What's the easiest record to break?
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May 25, 2023 |
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Do birds get better at building nests?
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May 18, 2023 |
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Why do I keep doing terrible things?
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May 11, 2023 |
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How do the French impersonate the English?
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May 04, 2023 |
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Why is lemonade so fizzy?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Why are my nuts salty?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Who decides what's fashionable?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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How am I 'vulnerable'?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Why do scabs itch?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Do farm animals have friends?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Why does this song make me feel sick?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Why is my cat freaking out?
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Why do babies struggle to burp?
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Where am I allowed to be naked?
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Seedless grapes?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Fresh water and salt water fish?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Why are they called Tories?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Where does wind come from?
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Why don't we eat turkey eggs?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Whites of the eyes?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Statistically, the trickiest sport?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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What's heavier: still or sparkling?
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Throwing axes?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Can chickens have twins?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Tumbling tins?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Why no seatbelts on trains?
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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What is the most Isolated place in the world?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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High calibre mysteries
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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You're both right
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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How do knives work?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Why do chameleons camouflage?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Car keys on the head?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Why is my hair so long?
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Like riding a bike?
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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How do they make sudoku difficult?
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Flying Ant Day - what's it all about?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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The weight of the world?
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Why do we cry?
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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How do people find their tents at Glastonbury?
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Coming Soon - The Followers
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Why do lullabies work?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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What about bone transplants?
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Was the Old Bailey always old?
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Do cats have their own personal navigation system?
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May 26, 2022 |
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Is handwriting inherited?
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May 19, 2022 |
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The sawing sound as a plane lands?
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May 12, 2022 |
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Do penguins have knees?
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May 05, 2022 |
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Flamboyance of flamingos?
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Is there such thing as a friendly virus?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Can I build a zipwire to my neighbour?
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Does colour exist?
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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How did they measure they height of mountains before modern technology?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Why do we cover ourselves when we sleep?
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Where do birds go to die?
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Momentary deafness in a yawn?
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Salt and pepper?
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Morse code in Chinese?
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Can dogs recognise themselves in a mirror?
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Fire alarm during surgery?
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Who are the people in my dreams?
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Qualification? I'm French!
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Can vets operate on humans?
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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How do you remember things you've forgotten?
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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How many children does Boris Johnson have?
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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The largest UK postcode?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Why multiply before addition?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Are all bodies of water tidal?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Why is the West hillier than the East?
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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How do deaf people learn how to read?
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Can you be allergic to water?
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Why don't you forget how to ride a bike?
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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How far can the eye see?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Why is it called a 'nuclear football'?
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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How long does a house last?
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Where does the weight go when you lose it?
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Why do we get growth spurts?
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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What happens if you object at a wedding?
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Emergency call with no signal?
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Is destroying money illegal?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Facial recognition for animals?
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Where do police lineups come from?
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Why masculine and feminine?
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Can I get a vaccine for my cold?
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Introducing 'I've Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan'
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Can the PM be impeached?
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Introducing ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Mystery hour
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Age of a pylon?
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May 27, 2021 |
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Roundabout impasse?
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May 20, 2021 |
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What is bitcoin?
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May 13, 2021 |
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Can a policeman commandeer a vehicle?
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May 06, 2021 |
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When did we start eating Spaghetti?
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Does the Queen write a will?
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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What is a Shanghai in darts?
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Is a coconut a nut?
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Why do wet-suits do up at the back?
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Are viruses really alive?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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How does the post office sort first/second class post?
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Can the space-station rust?
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Two hat tricks in one football match?
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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The First Question of 2021...
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Why would you call someone 'late'?
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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What is the most photographed object in the world?
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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If I give blood, do I transfer antibodies?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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What is the whip?
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Introducing Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Can you lock a plane?
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Do plants feel pain?
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Can being cold, give you a cold?
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Why don't birds on telephone wires, frazzle?
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Do Planes Honk?
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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You're arrested on a plane: what Country are you tried in?
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Do we fly with the dead?
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze?
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Why are some insects 'dragons'?
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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How much does money cost to make?
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Deja Vu?
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Why are there safety caps on kid's vitamins, but not on alcohol?
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Why are they called Tories?
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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How were magnets discovered?
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May 27, 2020 |
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Why do Bees Sting?
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May 14, 2020 |
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Why does your skin go wrinkly in the bath?
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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When do your arms stop growing?
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Why don't we laugh in different languages?
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Ice...what's that about?
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Tchaikovsky absolutely slaps
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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Where can one Royal wee?
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Why am I 6 foot under?
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Why am I cheesed off?
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Bingo numbers...why?
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Pub names: why must they contain a limb?
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Who pilots if both the pilots can't pilot?
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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When was the first world border drawn?
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Why do I traditionally take my husband's name?
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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How do you get cranes up the top of buildings?
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Why is it no.10 if there aren't 10 houses?
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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What's the origin of Money?
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Leg hair, armpit hair... beard?
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Pigs: where do they sleep?
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Seatbelts on Trains?
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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What was the earliest recorded piece of music?
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Why do men have nipples?
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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I'm about to have a very important dining experience; advice please?
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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More rain; more snails?
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Do Bees seek death?
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Can we say that on the radio?
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Can we have Mystery Hour on a Friday?
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Apples are seeds, so why aren't all apples trees?.
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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How does the urban fox find water?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Did Stonehenge have a roof?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Why does Monopoly's commission have a Monopoly on Monopolies?
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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What happens to doves when they are released?
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Can I ask a motoring question?
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Pilots? Always on the left hand side of the cockpit?
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Why does the monopoly's commission have a monopoly?
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May 16, 2019 |
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Why does a crow dictate distance?
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May 09, 2019 |
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Why are objects in the rear-view mirror larger than they appear?
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May 02, 2019 |
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Why are mushy pea tins smaller?
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Where does the word 'lanky' come from?
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Why do flights fluctuate in price so much?
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Why do MPs get such long holidays?
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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How do they decide where to put bus stops?
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Do you get fat insects?
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Do they copyright crosswords?
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Do trees stop cleaning the air in winter?
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Why do men lose their hair?
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Why do you get 7 years of bad luck if you break a mirror?
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Is there a point at which things can't get hotter?
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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How and why do our taste buds mature?
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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What do they do with amputated limbs?
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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When did diamonds become popular?
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Why do clocks go clockwise?
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Why can't we get a more accurate due date for babies?
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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How does the The Royal Mint decide how much money to print?
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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What crisp flavour is ?cool orginal??
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Why do politicians bob?
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Will tidal power effect the moon?
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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What do they do with olive pits?
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Who invented calories?
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Why do chefs wear patterned trousers?
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Do emergency service vehicles have set speed limits?
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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How tall does a building have to be considered a skyscraper?
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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Chris Moyles pops in to ask a question
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Why does sunlight fade things?
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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How do scallops multiply?
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Can you take a fish to the vets?
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Why isn't the Queen's portrait up to date on the latest notes?
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Where do flies go when it rains?
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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How does a moth know what colour it is?
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Why don't birds interbreed?
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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What did they do before toothpaste?
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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Where was world's first ever embassy?
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Why do people speak louder after drinking alcohol?
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Why does mint toothpaste make you cold?
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 21st June
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Can bees get lost?
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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What happens if you refuse to give your name when you're arrested?
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May 24, 2018 |
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Do pigs get sunburn?
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May 17, 2018 |
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Why is tinfoil only shiny on one side?
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May 10, 2018 |
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How do they make firework shapes?
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May 03, 2018 |
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Where do gold nuggets come from?
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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How did saloon doors keep Western saloons safe at night?
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Apr 19, 2018 |
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What happens when left-hand roads meet right-hand roads?
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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Why don't flakes melt?
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Why do we have bobbles on bobble hats?
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Why do we always have salt and pepper on the table?
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Why don't ducks get frostbite?
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Why do some people sink?
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Why does life seem to go faster when you're older?
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Why do escalator hand rails move faster than the steps?
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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What causes us to 'snearly'?
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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Why do we call them 'Cabinet' ministers?
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Do we really eat spiders at night?
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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Can worms climb trees, if so, how?
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Do fish get thirsty?
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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Why are insects so quick to get away?
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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Why do some words become swear words?
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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What causes the massive lumps on trees?
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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How do pathologists manage to find dental records?
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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What's the difference between toilet paper and tissue paper?
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Why are corned beef tins designed the way they are?
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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What makes you a morning person?
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Nov 16, 2017 |
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How do I start up my own country?
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Why can't you get blackcurrants in America?
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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Why don't squirrels eat conkers?
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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What came first, the colour orange or the fruit orange?
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 28 Sep 17
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Why do they sell popcorn in the cinema?
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Sep 21, 2017 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Sep 17
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Sep 14, 2017 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 7 Sep 17
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Sep 07, 2017 |
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James O'Brien - Mystery Hour
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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Why X symbolises a kiss
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Aug 10, 2017 |
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Why can we hold our pee until wee see the toilet?
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Who is Pete?
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Jul 27, 2017 |
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Custard slices - really?
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Jul 20, 2017 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Jul 17
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Jul 14, 2017 |
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How do the Chinese run a library?
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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Why do people have surnames named after colours?
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Jun 30, 2017 |
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If you drink a hot drink in hot weather does it cool you down?
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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Why are some chocolates wrapped in foil?
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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When do you stop falling out of bed?!
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Jun 01, 2017 |
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Why is the bee a symbol of Manchester?
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May 26, 2017 |
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How thick does glass have to be before you can't see through it?
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May 18, 2017 |
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Do ducks know how many ducklings they have?
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May 11, 2017 |
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Why throw salt over your shoulder?
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May 04, 2017 |
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Like it or lump it - the origin of that!
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Apr 27, 2017 |
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Why do we call cats 'pussy'?
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Apr 20, 2017 |
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Watch modelling - why are the hands in the same place?
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Apr 06, 2017 |
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Gary is going to call back next week..
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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Could the Queen just say no?
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Mar 16, 2017 |
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The first time a baby's heart beats
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Mar 09, 2017 |
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Are bogeys nutritional?
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Mar 02, 2017 |
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Coat and dog tails
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Feb 23, 2017 |
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I love cranes
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Feb 20, 2017 |
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Why heart shapes don't really look like hearts
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Feb 09, 2017 |
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Can kangaroos swim?
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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A dead squirrel landed on my head
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Jan 26, 2017 |
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Why don't I salivate when I see a cow, but do when I see a steak?
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Jan 20, 2017 |
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What's up with the washing machine?
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Jan 12, 2017 |
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What does the X mean in LAX?
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Jan 05, 2017 |
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A Christmas themed Mystery Hour this week
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Dec 22, 2016 |
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How do sat navs know where traffic is?
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Dec 16, 2016 |
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Why Roger?
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Dec 08, 2016 |
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Would stomach acid burn your skin?
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Dec 01, 2016 |
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James O'Brien - The Whole Show - 25 Nov 16
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Nov 25, 2016 |
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Why are the keys on a piano black and white?
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Nov 17, 2016 |
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Where was the first ever University?
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Nov 10, 2016 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour
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Nov 03, 2016 |
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DNA is it exactly 50/50?
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Oct 20, 2016 |
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Do animals learn to run faster?
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Oct 13, 2016 |
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A special charity mystery hour - featuring Jones 'The Engineer'
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Oct 07, 2016 |
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Aled Jones makes a surprise appearance on Mystery Hour
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Oct 06, 2016 |
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Why do my headphones get tangled up?!
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Sep 29, 2016 |
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How are the letters on bus stops decided?
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Sep 22, 2016 |
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How do the police name their operations?
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Sep 15, 2016 |
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When does a Master become a Mr?
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Sep 08, 2016 |
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Why are nurseries called nurseries?
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Sep 01, 2016 |
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Can a swan break your arm?
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Aug 25, 2016 |
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Food fads - how do they come about?
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Aug 18, 2016 |
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Why are all bubbles white?
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Aug 12, 2016 |
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Another Mystery Hour With Many Belly Laughs
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Jul 29, 2016 |
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Why did my water freeze?
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Jul 21, 2016 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Jul 16
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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Why is there a Pineapple on the top of the Wimbledon trophy?
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Jul 07, 2016 |
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Why do birds stand on one leg?
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Jun 23, 2016 |
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How do you know not to fall out of bed?!
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Jun 16, 2016 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 9 Jun 16
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Jun 09, 2016 |
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Sliced bread, the twins and grunting when you are old? - 2 Jun 16
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Jun 02, 2016 |
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Mystery Hour - 26 May 16
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May 26, 2016 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 19 May 16
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May 19, 2016 |
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Mystery Hour - 12 May 16
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May 13, 2016 |
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Toilet roll, why two pieces? - 5 May 16
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May 05, 2016 |
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Queen Bees battle - 28 Apr 16
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Apr 28, 2016 |
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What's the difference between OBE & MBE - 21 Apr 16
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Apr 21, 2016 |
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Do snails go to high areas because they know they are going to die - 14 Apr 16
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Apr 14, 2016 |
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Why is Easter early this year - 24 Mar 16
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Mar 24, 2016 |
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Can you watch your eyes move - 17 Mar 16
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Mar 17, 2016 |
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Did the crew eat Babe the pig? - 10 Mar 16
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Mar 10, 2016 |
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Why do we cheers 3 times? - 3 Mar 16
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Mar 03, 2016 |
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If you are a Sir can your partner have a title? - 25 Feb 16
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Feb 25, 2016 |
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What time zone is space on? - 18 Feb 16
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Feb 18, 2016 |
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Who is the one hit wonder?- 11 Feb 16
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Feb 11, 2016 |
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Harvey is James' no.1 fan - 4 Feb 16
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Feb 04, 2016 |
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Why 'Luke' warm? - 28 Jan 16
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Jan 28, 2016 |
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I think we caught someone out cheating - 21 Jan 16
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Jan 21, 2016 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 14 Jan 16
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Jan 14, 2016 |
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Ok let's stop on the duvet question - 7 Jan 16
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Jan 07, 2016 |
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Why do bagels have holes? - 17 Dec 15
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Dec 17, 2015 |
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Why do people kiss under mistletoe? - 10 Dec 15
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Dec 10, 2015 |
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Why aren't we allowed to close the blinds on a plane during take off? - 3 Dec 15
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Dec 03, 2015 |
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Why don't ladybirds get stuck in spider webs? - 26 Nov 15
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Nov 26, 2015 |
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Why don't the animals we eat get rigor mortis? - 19 Nov 15
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Nov 19, 2015 |
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What is the origin of 'The Penny Drops'? - 12 Nov 15
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Nov 16, 2015 |
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Why don't dolphins get the bends?- 5 Nov 15
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Nov 06, 2015 |
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How are we able to locate sound when it's coming from in front of you? - 22 Oct 15
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Oct 22, 2015 |
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Why do Elephants have big ears?- 16 Oct 15
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Oct 16, 2015 |
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Make Some Noise Mystery Hour - How can I get my teddy sorted? - 8 Oct 15
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Oct 08, 2015 |
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Why are calulators different to phone keypads? - 1 Oct 15
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Oct 01, 2015 |
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Why is one side of tin foil shiny, and the other isn't? - 24 Sep 15
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Sep 24, 2015 |
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Why do I go deaf when I yawn? - 17 Sep 15
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Sep 17, 2015 |
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If i levitate and land, would I be in the same spot? - 10 Sep 15
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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Why do medical symbols have snakes? - 3 Sep 15
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Sep 03, 2015 |
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Why do books start a page with capital letters? - 27 Aug 15
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Aug 27, 2015 |
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Why does a cement mixer go anti clockwise? - 13 Aug 15
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Aug 13, 2015 |
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What was a # before twitter - 6 Aug 15
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Aug 06, 2015 |
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Can a dog smell fear? - 30 Jul 15
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Jul 30, 2015 |
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Does Robert De Niro ever die in a film? - 23 Jul 15
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Jul 23, 2015 |
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Why do ambulances have cat flaps? - 16 Jul 15
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Jul 16, 2015 |
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What is the feeling I get when I think I'm falling? - 9 Jul 15
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Jul 09, 2015 |
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Can you be stung by a stinging nettle once it is cut?- 2 Jul 15
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Jul 02, 2015 |
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Why does Prince Edward have so many uniforms? - 25 Jun 15
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Jun 25, 2015 |
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What do people practice tattoos on? - 18 Jun 15
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Jun 18, 2015 |
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Why do some eggs have chickens in? - 11 Jun 15
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Jun 11, 2015 |
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Why is he called 007 - 4 Jun 15
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Jun 04, 2015 |
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What song does an ice cream van play?- 28 May 15
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May 28, 2015 |
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Why does my milk get a skin on it? - 21 May 15
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May 21, 2015 |
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Why do dipomatic cars have special number plates? - 14 May 15
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May 14, 2015 |
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Where is the line when it comes to buying a Saveloy from up north to down south? - 7 May 15
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May 07, 2015 |
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What are those things that look like bird houses at the side of the road?- 30 Apr 15
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Apr 30, 2015 |
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Why can i only lift the top left of my lip? - 23 Apr 15
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Apr 23, 2015 |
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Why do I get static from my car trips? - 16 Apr 15
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Apr 16, 2015 |
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Why do pencils have a B in their name? - 19 Mar 15
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Mar 19, 2015 |
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Can you tickle in wrestling? - 12 Mar 15
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Mar 12, 2015 |
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Why do I always need a wee when i get to my front door? - 5 Mar 15
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Mar 05, 2015 |
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Can you batter a Savaloy? - 26 Feb 15
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Feb 26, 2015 |
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Can I paint my ex girlfriends dog for Valentines day? - 12 Feb 15
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Feb 12, 2015 |
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Why is the moon level with my plane? - 5 Feb 15
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Feb 05, 2015 |
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How do I become a private detective? - 29 Jan 15
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Jan 29, 2015 |
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Why is it called pins and needles? - 22 Jan 15
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Jan 22, 2015 |
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what is a brownie in motion? - 15 Jan 15
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Jan 15, 2015 |
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Do only cats purr? - 8 Jan 15
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Jan 08, 2015 |
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Christmas Special Mystery Hour - 18 Dec 14
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Dec 18, 2014 |
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Do extras talk on set? - 11 Dec 14
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Dec 11, 2014 |
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Why is it called a skip?- 4 Dec 14
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Dec 04, 2014 |
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What determines your handidness? - 27 Nov 14
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Nov 27, 2014 |
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Can a love bird live alone?- 21 Nov 14
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Nov 21, 2014 |
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Do animals have left or right paw prefernces? - 13 Nov 14
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Nov 13, 2014 |
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Why does my nans apple tree also grow pears?- 6 Nov 14
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Nov 06, 2014 |
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Can we ever grow wings through evolution - 24 Oct 14
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Oct 24, 2014 |
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Why do air stewards sit facing backwards on flights? - 16 Oct 14
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Oct 16, 2014 |
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Make Some Noise Mystery Hour special - 9 Oct 14
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Oct 09, 2014 |
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Why is the moon always dull in photos? - 2 Oct 14
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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Why do I float in all swimming pools? - 25 Sep 14
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Sep 25, 2014 |
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How can adding water to noodles create more calories?- 18 Sep 14
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Sep 18, 2014 |
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Where does the squared come from in E=MC2? - 11 Sep 14
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Sep 11, 2014 |
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Can chickens be born as twins if an egg as two yolks? - 4 Sep 14
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Sep 04, 2014 |
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Can you see the American flag on the moon through a telescope?- 28 Aug 14
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Aug 28, 2014 |
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Can animals get jet lag? - 14 Aug 14
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Aug 14, 2014 |
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Why are they called Spring Rolls? - 7 Aug 14
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Aug 07, 2014 |
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How far can the human eye see?- 31 Jul 14
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Jul 31, 2014 |
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Why does black get hotter in the sun?- 24 Jul 14
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Jul 24, 2014 |
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Why does your voice change on Helium? - 17 Jul 14
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Jul 17, 2014 |
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Why don't freezers have a light? - 10 Jul 14
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Jul 10, 2014 |
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Why are bricks in amsterdam houses so small? - 3 Jul 14
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Jul 03, 2014 |
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Why does my cat like my swim wear? - 26 Jun 14
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Jun 26, 2014 |
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Can dogs control the wagging of their tails? - 19 Jun 14
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Jun 19, 2014 |
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Can a Boeing 747 Loop the Loop?- 12 Jun 14
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Jun 12, 2014 |
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When does the sky start? - 5 Jun 14
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Jun 05, 2014 |
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Why do Chickens keep laying eggs even if they don't hatch? - 22 May 14
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May 22, 2014 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 15 May 14
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May 15, 2014 |
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Why is it not over until the fat lady sings? - 8 May 14
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May 08, 2014 |
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James eats humble pie in Mystery Hour- 1 May 14
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May 01, 2014 |
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Why do we have hung and hang?- 24 Apr 14
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Apr 24, 2014 |
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The mystery of the measuring stick and Chickens - 17 Apr 14
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Apr 17, 2014 |
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Why do Irons not have an on or off switch? - 10 Apr 14
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Apr 10, 2014 |
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What is a 1st or 2nd world country? - 3 Apr 14
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Apr 03, 2014 |
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Do bell ringers play sheet music? - 27 Mar 14
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Mar 27, 2014 |
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Can the police just take your car like in films? - 20 Mar 14
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Mar 20, 2014 |
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Do magnets work in space?- 6 Mar 14
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Mar 06, 2014 |
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Why do we say pop your clogs?- 27 Feb 14
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Feb 27, 2014 |
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Why does the moon depending on the day seem larger or smaller?r - 20 Feb 14
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Feb 20, 2014 |
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When did the Mixtape start?- 13 Feb 14
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Feb 13, 2014 |
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Can a Judge be called up to go on Jury duty?- 6 Feb 14
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Feb 06, 2014 |
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Why do coins but not bank notes have dates on? - 30 Jan 14
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Jan 30, 2014 |
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What qualifications do you need to be a vicar? - 23 Jan 14
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Jan 23, 2014 |
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Who invented swimming? - 16 Jan 14
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Jan 16, 2014 |
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When does a murder become an assasination?- 9 Jan 14
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Jan 09, 2014 |
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Where does the phrase hard cheese come from? - 2 Jan 14
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Jan 02, 2014 |
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Does the sun have weather? - 12 Dec 13
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Dec 12, 2013 |
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How do you explain colours to blind people? - 28 Nov 13
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Nov 28, 2013 |
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Why do stars twinkle? - 21 Nov 13
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Nov 22, 2013 |
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Why is HP sauce HP Sauce? - 14 Nov 13
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Nov 14, 2013 |
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How do you build a house on a slope? 7th Nov
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Nov 07, 2013 |
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Can honey be mass produced? 24th Oct
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Oct 24, 2013 |
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Why does my tummy rumble? 17th Oct
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Oct 17, 2013 |
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What has happened to thin sliced bread? 10th Oct
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Oct 10, 2013 |
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How long is the umbilicle cord?
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Oct 03, 2013 |
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Why do towels get dirty? 26th Sept
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Sep 26, 2013 |
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Who made the first cake? 19th September
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Sep 19, 2013 |
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Can Astronauts cry in space? - 12 Sep 13
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Sep 12, 2013 |
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What is a decibel? - 5 Sep 13
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Sep 05, 2013 |
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Is an apple alive? 29th August
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Aug 29, 2013 |
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Why don't we eat blue food? 22nd August
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Aug 22, 2013 |
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How many cows does it take to make a pint of milk? 8th August
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Aug 08, 2013 |
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Why aren't there instructions on how to use toothpaste?
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Aug 01, 2013 |
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Why don't dogs eat us? 25th July
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Jul 25, 2013 |
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Why does Nelson face that way? - 18 Jul 13
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Jul 18, 2013 |
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What is 20/20 vision? 11th July
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Jul 11, 2013 |
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Why do your eyelids puff up when you're tired? 4th July
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Jul 04, 2013 |
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How much saliva do we produce each day? 27th June
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Jun 27, 2013 |
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Why do pigeons nod their heads when they walk?- 20 Jun 13
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Jun 20, 2013 |
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Why do babies have different blood to their mothers? 13 June 13
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Jun 13, 2013 |
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Why are woodlice called cheesy bugs? 6th June
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Jun 06, 2013 |
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Where do all the dead deer go? 30th May
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May 30, 2013 |
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What's better for you, bread or toast? 16th May
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May 16, 2013 |
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Why does my ear smell of cheese? 9th May
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May 09, 2013 |
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How far does daylight stretch? - 2 May 13
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May 02, 2013 |
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Why do some people have curly hair? 25th April
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Can violinists be left handed?
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Apr 18, 2013 |
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Can you make a pigeon explode? 28th March
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Why is Hippos milk pink? 21st March
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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Why do we say 'Bully for you'? 14th March
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Mar 14, 2013 |
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Why is the Isle of Dogs called the Isle of Dogs? - 7 Mar 13
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Why is it called 'how's your father'? 28th Feb
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Feb 28, 2013 |
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Why aren't clouds disturbed when you fly through them?
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Feb 21, 2013 |
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Do animals have accents? 14th Feb '13
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Feb 14, 2013 |
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Can dogs suck through a straw - 7 Feb 13
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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Did dinosaurs have genitalia? Jan 31st
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Jan 31, 2013 |
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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour - 24 Jan 13
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Mystery hour - How does an ice spike form in a bird bath?
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Jan 17, 2013 |
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Will sat nav work when you're 30,000ft up in a plane?
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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Mystery hour - gammon and ham, the difference? 3rd Jan 2013
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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What note is the bong on Big Ben?
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Dec 07, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - how do touch screens work?
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Nov 29, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - can a dog hair grow in human skin?
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Nov 22, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - Why don't we bleed extensively during surgery?- 15 Nov 12
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - Why do girls courtsey and boys bow? - 8 Nov 12
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Nov 08, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - how are feet measured for shoes?
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Oct 26, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - Can you make water? - 18 Oct 12
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Oct 22, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - What does the saying raining cats and dogs really mean?
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Oct 11, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why are restaurant signs shown using a spoon and fork? - 4 Oct 12
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Oct 05, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - why do macaroons have rice paper on the bottom?
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Sep 27, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - why does writing on paper make it curl?
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Sep 20, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why is it called a grand slam?
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Sep 13, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - Why don't hungry foxes eat pigeons? - 6 Sep 12
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Sep 06, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - How do bats cling on when they're asleep?
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - What's the booby in 'Booby Trapped'?
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - How do we know when horses are happy?
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Why does fish and yoghurt make you ill?
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Aug 02, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why are their 5 olympic rings?
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Jul 26, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - How do cats get their markings?
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Jul 23, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour - Why is a tennis ball green? 12 Jul 12
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - can you wear a toupee in your passport picture?
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Jul 05, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - why don't we have female composers?
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Jun 28, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why are mens trouser parts called flies?
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Jun 21, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why do pigeons have manky feet?
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why does salt make slugs melt?
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Jun 07, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Why aren't there jokes on lolly sticks?
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May 31, 2012 |
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Mystery hour - Do dogs get stung by stinging nettles?
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May 25, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour: Do Birds Get Jet Lag? Thurs 17th May
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May 17, 2012 |
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Mystery Hour: Who owns the moon?
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May 10, 2012 |