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Electrical Storms
Can physicists explain electrical storms? Why are mosquitoes increasing in numbers?
Do Ants Sleep?
What happened to George Bernard Shaw's bequest to promote the reform of English spelling?
The Effects of Coffee
What are the long term effects of coffee? Why was the Irish potato famine so deadly?
Esperanto
Is Aids a disease or a syndrome? Why is the Houses of Parliament's clock called Big Ben?
Five Pound Note
What is a five pound note worth? Could antisense gene therapy cure cancer?
Sylvia the Arctic Tern
Can genetic coding cure short-sightedness? Do boomerangs really come back?
Postcodes
Can anything travel faster than light? Does water divining work?
The Doomsday Comet
What became of the "doomsday comet"? What is the life cycle of the bumble bee?
Apes Under Threat
How do ships use lights for navigation? Has the Turin Shroud been accurately dated?
Left Handed Pianos
Do left handed pianos exist? Who were the first diplomats?
