This question may need to be asked again to get an exact answer. What kind of invitation do you mean? Normally you don't need any kind of government document to write an invitation. If you are thinking about inviting friends or members of your family... (read more)

The event in the film The Flowers of War are not, as far as anyone seems to know, based on an actual event. The setting of the story - the massacre of Nanking - is certainly a historical fact, but the idea of the 13 women who offered their services as... (read more)

Steam or any contact with moisture can damage your iPhone, so it is never a good idea to take your phone into the shower. If the phone is still under guarantee, you could break the terms of the guarantee by doing this. Even very humid weather can have... (read more)

The name Soho is usually associated with a district in London, but there are at least six other places with that name. There is a town called Soho in North Korea, and another area in Pyongyang called Soho-ri. In Argentina, in Buenos Aires there is also... (read more)

It probably depends on whether you like a very quiet site, or one near a town or village and with more amenities, entertainment etc. It also depends on whether you are using a tent, caravan or motorhome; some sites cater for just one of these and others... (read more)

There is a website called Bowienet which is running, but confusingly this is actually a site dedicated to horse racing and has nothing to do with David Bowie. The site is run by Bill Bowie, who sells software to... (read more)

When people sleepwalk they usually have their eyes open, but typically have a blank look on their face. The sleepwalker will not really see you even if he or she appears to be looking... (read more)

In the botanical sense, a fruit is derived from a flowering plant, mainly from the ovaries, and is usually the means by which a plant spreads itself (ie, a fruit contains the seeds of future plants). When we talk about fruit in the food sense, we typically... (read more)

This is the same dilemma as you get on a plane, and there is no official answer. The logical thing is for everyone to take the arm rest on their own right hand side, as that is more comfortable for most people. It's a bit unfair to left-handers (like... (read more)

Well, it just shows you can find almost anything on the internet, because the answer to your question can be found right here: If you don't have... (read more)

It depends on the seeds, for one thing, and on the food colouring used for another. It can happen, as this example shows: You can plant cress seeds and... (read more)

Each strand of hair has a thin tube of tissue, called a follicle, at its root under the skin of your scalp. Each follicle contains pigment cells which produce melanin - the same pigment that makes your skin darker or lighter. The amount of melanin in... (read more)

Art is a big field, so the first thing is to look at what qualifications or experience you have or are planning to get. You may specialise in fine art, photography, design, sculpture, art history or many other areas, and the career path can be different... (read more)

Depending on how good you are, it can be helpful to go right back to basics. A great many adults no longer remember how to calculate percentages or do long division, for instance, and if you feel unsure about this type of thing you should go back and... (read more)

Some freezers do have lights - you can see an example of one here, though you have to scroll down to the product description to find it. You will... (read more)

Lightning can and does strike the sea - you can see a very dramatic example here - but it doesn't cause much harm. Water, especially salt water, is a very efficient conductor of lightning or electricity.... (read more)

We'll probably never know the answer to that question, as this isn't an invention in the usual sense. Like most ideas it was probably thought of by different people, with each one adding a bit on, and then suddenly went viral. It is basically a variation... (read more)

That would be difficult, as Tetris wasn't invented until 1984 and Mendeleev published the first Periodic Table in 1869. However, the Tetris game is based on certain ancient principles. Its inventor, Alexey Pajitnov, is a Russian computer engineer, working... (read more)

His fans have been waiting for the answer to this question since 2006, but it seems there is no answer yet. On 22 June 2012, Lynch gave an interview to the Los... (read more)

Sylvester Stallone has been married three times. His first marriage, when he was 28 years old, was to the actress Sasha Czach. This was in 1974, before Stallone became famous with his first major film, Rocky (1976). They had two sons, of whom the elder,... (read more)