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King Arthur's Camelot has been found! The location was discovered in an Irish manuscript dating from the end of the 7th century. It is beleived to lie beneath the waves between America and Portugal. Scientists from the United States, Europe and Japan will take part in the search for Camelot this June.

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Some time ago a burglar ransacked a house in the middle

of the night and left without anybody seeing him. Yet the

police picked him up within a few hours. How did they

It was during the winter and the place was covered in snow.

As the burglar backed his car to leave, he hit a snowbank

and his number plate left a perfect impression in the snow.

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Here is the name of a dozen countries and regions, all in

scrambled form. How many of then can you recognize?

a) chain g) rumba

b) enemy h) unsad

c) erect i) analog

d) laity j) serial

e) plane k) sprucy

f) reign l) regalia

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In 1992, this stern underground leader hunted as a terrorist

before Israel won independence who went on to win the Nobel

Prize as prime minister for making peace with Egypt, died of

heart failure. What was his name?

In 1992, MENACHEM BEGIN, the stern underground leader hunted

as a terrorist before Israel won independence who went on to

win the Nobel Prize as prime minister for making peace with

Egypt, died of heart failure.

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Sid Shady was working for a large construction company that

was very concerned about employee theft. Someone tipped

company security that Shady was the man to watch. Each

night, he passed through security with a wheelbarrow full

of scrap lumber, discarded electrical wires, and chunks

of concrete. The security guards checked the contents daily,

but could find nothing of value. What was Shady stealing?

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Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains

all the letters from the word "criminal."

The second? William Jefferson Clinton. Coincidence?

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Is it true that ice in the Antarctic is melting?

New evidence suggests that it is. According to Andrew Shepherd of

the British Antarctic Survey, satellite data collected from 1992

to 1999 show that the Pine Island Glacier, a twenty-mile-wide

river of ice, is thinning faster than expected. The glacier is

thought to be especially vulnerable to climatic changes. If the

current rate continues, the glacier will be floating within 600

years, which would sharply increase sea levels around the world,

the researchers report in the February 2 issue of the journal

Science. The scientists say they do not know whether global

warming is playing a role in the melting of the ice.

Is it true that penguins topple over when aircraft fly overhead?

It has been widely reported that penguins topple over like

dominoes when helicopters or other aircraft fly above them. They

fall over backward, the stories suggest, in order to look at the

flying machines. Tuns out that's a lot of hooey. A scientist who

recently studied a penguin colony on a remote sub-Antarctic

island found that the birds do the practical thing when aircraft

fly over: They get quiet and try to move away from the noise.

"Not one king penguin fell over when the helicopters came over

Antarctic Bay," said Richard Stone of the British Antarctic

Survey. Rather, he reports, they stopped calling to each other

and adolescent birds (who have no eggs or nests) tried to walk

away from the noise. Breeding adults stayed by their nests, Stone

says, and no eggs or chicks were lost. When the aircraft flies

out of range, Stone adds, the birds resume their normal behavior.

Are barracudas dangerous to humans?

Yes, but not because of their teeth. Barracudas are fierce

looking fish, but the real danger lies in eating them. That's

because they're the primary cause of ciguatera, a food borne

disease produced by poisons called ciguatoxins that accumulate in

the barracuda's flesh as it eats smaller fish. Eating a barracuda

can cause you to suffer from nausea, gastric distress, intense

itching, diarrhea, numbness and tingling, joint and muscle pain,

and a reversal of hot and cold sensations (hot things feel cold

and cold things feel hot). The illness is incurable and can last

for days, months, or even years. No amount of cooking or cleaning

the fish will remove the toxin.

Is it true that the captain of a ship can perform marriages?

A captain can perform marriages on board his ship ONLY if he is

legally authorized to perform marriages on land. The maritime

authority vested in a ship's captain entails certain powers, but

it does not include matters of civil jurisdiction like a wedding

ceremony. US Navy regulations, in fact, specifically forbid

commanding officers from performing weddings, as do the rules

governing British and Soviet officers.

Is a captain required by law to be the last person on a sinking

No. There is no rule saying a captain must go down with his ship

or even ensure the evacuation of everyone else before abandoning

the ship himself. Captains and senior officers are generally

expected by custom to direct the evacuation of others before

leaving the ship themselves, but even custom doesn't require

total self-sacrifice. A captain, however, IS often the last one

off a floundering vessel, but the reason is generally economic.

The captain wants to stay aboard to ensure that another vessel

doesn't try to claim the sinking ship as salvage.

What is a "fly-by-night" in sailing terms?

For sailors, a "fly-by-night" is a large sail used only for

sailing downwind and requiring little attention. The term has

more generally come to mean something that is transitory or

passing or a person or business of shady reputation, given to

evading responsibilities, especially creditors, by hasty flight.

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	Liquid Network \| home The FREE stuff! \| The Fun Page \| Consumer Realm \| The General Store \| Unusual Q & A \| E-MAIL Login \| Money Making Opportunities \| Contact Us \| Strange & Bizarre Unusual Q & A Isn't it about time? King Arthur's Camelot has been found! The location was discovered in an Irish manuscript dating from the end of the 7th century. It is beleived to lie beneath the waves between America and Portugal. Scientists from the United States, Europe and Japan will take part in the search for Camelot this June. _______________________________________________________ Some time ago a burglar ransacked a house in the middle of the night and left without anybody seeing him. Yet the police picked him up within a few hours. How did they trace him? It was during the winter and the place was covered in snow. As the burglar backed his car to leave, he hit a snowbank and his number plate left a perfect impression in the snow. ________________________________________________ Here is the name of a dozen countries and regions, all in scrambled form. How many of then can you recognize? a) chain g) rumba b) enemy h) unsad c) erect i) analog d) laity j) serial e) plane k) sprucy f) reign l) regalia _________________________________________ In 1992, this stern underground leader hunted as a terrorist before Israel won independence who went on to win the Nobel Prize as prime minister for making peace with Egypt, died of heart failure. What was his name? In 1992, MENACHEM BEGIN, the stern underground leader hunted as a terrorist before Israel won independence who went on to win the Nobel Prize as prime minister for making peace with Egypt, died of heart failure. ___________________________________________________ Sid Shady was working for a large construction company that was very concerned about employee theft. Someone tipped company security that Shady was the man to watch. Each night, he passed through security with a wheelbarrow full of scrap lumber, discarded electrical wires, and chunks of concrete. The security guards checked the contents daily, but could find nothing of value. What was Shady stealing? wheelbarrows ____________________________________________________ Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton. Coincidence? ____________________________________________________ Is it true that ice in the Antarctic is melting? New evidence suggests that it is. According to Andrew Shepherd of the British Antarctic Survey, satellite data collected from 1992 to 1999 show that the Pine Island Glacier, a twenty-mile-wide river of ice, is thinning faster than expected. The glacier is thought to be especially vulnerable to climatic changes. If the current rate continues, the glacier will be floating within 600 years, which would sharply increase sea levels around the world, the researchers report in the February 2 issue of the journal Science. The scientists say they do not know whether global warming is playing a role in the melting of the ice. CLICK HERE FOR THE GUIDE TO BUILDING WEALTH ! Is it true that penguins topple over when aircraft fly overhead? It has been widely reported that penguins topple over like dominoes when helicopters or other aircraft fly above them. They fall over backward, the stories suggest, in order to look at the flying machines. Tuns out that's a lot of hooey. A scientist who recently studied a penguin colony on a remote sub-Antarctic island found that the birds do the practical thing when aircraft fly over: They get quiet and try to move away from the noise. "Not one king penguin fell over when the helicopters came over Antarctic Bay," said Richard Stone of the British Antarctic Survey. Rather, he reports, they stopped calling to each other and adolescent birds (who have no eggs or nests) tried to walk away from the noise. Breeding adults stayed by their nests, Stone says, and no eggs or chicks were lost. When the aircraft flies out of range, Stone adds, the birds resume their normal behavior. Are barracudas dangerous to humans? Yes, but not because of their teeth. Barracudas are fierce looking fish, but the real danger lies in eating them. That's because they're the primary cause of ciguatera, a food borne disease produced by poisons called ciguatoxins that accumulate in the barracuda's flesh as it eats smaller fish. Eating a barracuda can cause you to suffer from nausea, gastric distress, intense itching, diarrhea, numbness and tingling, joint and muscle pain, and a reversal of hot and cold sensations (hot things feel cold and cold things feel hot). The illness is incurable and can last for days, months, or even years. No amount of cooking or cleaning the fish will remove the toxin. Is it true that the captain of a ship can perform marriages? A captain can perform marriages on board his ship ONLY if he is legally authorized to perform marriages on land. The maritime authority vested in a ship's captain entails certain powers, but it does not include matters of civil jurisdiction like a wedding ceremony. US Navy regulations, in fact, specifically forbid commanding officers from performing weddings, as do the rules governing British and Soviet officers. Is a captain required by law to be the last person on a sinking ship? No. There is no rule saying a captain must go down with his ship or even ensure the evacuation of everyone else before abandoning the ship himself. Captains and senior officers are generally expected by custom to direct the evacuation of others before leaving the ship themselves, but even custom doesn't require total self-sacrifice. A captain, however, IS often the last one off a floundering vessel, but the reason is generally economic. The captain wants to stay aboard to ensure that another vessel doesn't try to claim the sinking ship as salvage. What is a "fly-by-night" in sailing terms? For sailors, a "fly-by-night" is a large sail used only for sailing downwind and requiring little attention. The term has more generally come to mean something that is transitory or passing or a person or business of shady reputation, given to evading responsibilities, especially creditors, by hasty flight. Need more Q & A? Check out the Archives.