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In the article about baby names, Elton Hercules John was born Reginald Dwight so I'm guessing Hercules was a choice he made later!
Gail, Reigate
I'm sure I won't be the only one to write in about this, but "stuka" (Monday letters) is not the name of an aeroplane, but a type of aeroplane. It is short for Sturzkampfflugzeug - the German term for a dive bomber. While this is most often associated with the Junkers Ju87, other Luftwaffe aircraft also performed this role. It would be a little like calling all estate cars a Volvo v70.
Howard, London, UK
"Smoking alone is responsible for one out of every five deaths in the US". Maybe people should only smoke in groups then.
Ian, Redmond, USA
Re this, I can't be the only person who googled John Seven Smith, can I? (There are none.)
Henri, Sidcup
I am very disturbed to discover that the NoW's last edition contained crosswords. How will people get the answers?
Peter, Birmingham UK
Come on, Hillary, calling him that is hardly diplomatic language now, is it?
Rik Alewijnse, Feering, UK
Challenge to pedantics out there - this month of July has five Fridays, five Saturdays and five Sundays, which is not very common and only occurs about every 164 years. So what, my pedantic friends, is this phenomenon called?
Tim McMahon, Pennar/Wales
"" Well, I suppose it would.
Phil, Guisborough
Nomination for all noun headline.
Tom Webb, Surbiton, UK