The first headquarters of the Metropolitan police was at 4 Whitehall Place... (read more)

Fear of needles is sometimes called trypanophobia or just needlephobia and is quite... (read more)

There are a lot of stories in the media about this at the moment. it is true that some studies have seemed to show that if you take aspirin regularly... (read more)

If you feel unhappy because of something that has happened to you, then probably the ideal thing is to talk about it with sympathetic friends or family. if that is not possible, then at least you need a chance to go somewhere quiet where you can think.... (read more)

The origins of what we now call English can be found in the Germanic languages which started coming to Britain - mainly to what is now England - around the 5th century after the Romans left. Before that, the languages were various Celtic ones, which can... (read more)

There will be some events in May 2012, but the main celebrations will start in June, as the Queen's coronation was on 2 June 1953. There is going... (read more)

Angelina Jolie has been married twice so far. Her first husband was Jonny Lee Miller,... (read more)

This depends on the country you live in, whether you have your money in a bank covered by the laws of that country and possibly the type of bank or the type of account. In the UK, for example, personal savings are now guaranteed up to £85,000, as they... (read more)

Zsa Zsa Gabor is originally from Hungary. She was born in Budapest, the capital, in 1917 (Hungary... (read more)

Yes, they are. Their 50th anniversary tour starts in the US in April, and they will be touring there for the spring and a lot of the summer. The... (read more)

They are rarely contagious as most mouth ulcers are not caused by an infection. The most common cause is a minor accident such as biting on the inside of your cheek, eating something very sharp or brushing your teeth too hard. Most of us have had a mishap... (read more)

There are different tickets that allow you to travel on most services. You can't have 100% unrestricted travel as there are always certain services that can't be accessed by certain tickets; for example, special services such as Eurostar and small private... (read more)

It depends which Devon station you would like to go to. As an example, I've looked up the journey from Norwich to Exeter Central, which is a direct train route. This would take about 5 1/2 hours and a single ticket, off peak times is around £121. This... (read more)

Starbucks had three founders. Two of them were teachers... (read more)

LIke a lot of flops, the big problem with John Carter is that it was so expensive to make, it would need to get really huge audiences to cover its cost - if you make a movie as expensive as this,... (read more)

It isn't really unlucky. Lots of attempts have been made to prove whether there is any actual bad luck connected with the number 13 and no link... (read more)

There are several theories about this, but they all have to do with the idea of giving - basically, a box of gifts, usually money. Boxing Day, 26 December, is also St Stephen's Day,... (read more)

Love handles are just extra weight around the middle. LIke any extra weight, they can't be shifted very fast (well, if you go on a crash diet you... (read more)

A lot of natural history museums used to contain a small box with the label 'The world's most dangerous animal'. if you looked inside the box you would find ... a mirror. Humans are by far the most dangerous creature that has ever existed; working together,... (read more)

Rare earth minerals are of much more importance than most of use realize. A few years ago many people probably hadn't even heard the term 'rare earths' but now, the question of who owns and supplies these raw materials has become an urgent one. This... (read more)