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Old 08-02-2014, 04:05 AM   #14356
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3 Throughout The Early 20th Century, Mail In New York City Was Delivered Via?
pneumatic tube?

4 What Is The Oldest Manmade Object In Earth Orbit?
Telstar?

5 What Fluid Is So Similar To Blood Plasma That It Can Be Used For IV Infusions?
Tears?

BONUS: How Big Is The The Largest Spider Web On Record?
4 metres diameter
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Old 08-02-2014, 04:28 AM   #14357
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What Fluid Is So Similar To Blood Plasma That It Can Be Used For IV Infusions?
Saline solution? I know I've had that whilst waiting for blood.
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Old 08-02-2014, 04:30 AM   #14358
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Old 08-04-2014, 06:36 PM   #14359
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3 horses?
4 is Sputnik still up there?
No and no
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3. Bicycle?
8. College colours of the fellow who invented it?
Nope, has to do with Zuckerberg himself
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3 Throughout The Early 20th Century, Mail In New York City Was Delivered Via?
pneumatic tube?
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4 What Is The Oldest Manmade Object In Earth Orbit?
Telstar?
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5 What Fluid Is So Similar To Blood Plasma That It Can Be Used For IV Infusions?
Tears?
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BONUS: How Big Is The The Largest Spider Web On Record?
4 metres diameter
No I was stunned at the size, it is over 50 feet
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Saline solution? I know I've had that whilst waiting for blood.
Well, no. No as in not what I was thinking of/not what I read it was.
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7. An amusement park?
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Old 08-04-2014, 06:40 PM   #14360
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  1. The Intervention Of What Led To A Total Restructuring Of British Radio In The 1960s? Pirate Radio stations from the sea -doubleshuffle
  2. Pagers Were First Developed To Assist Which Professionals? Doctors -Gazella 1pt
  3. Throughout The Early 20th Century, Mail In New York City Was Delivered Via? Pneumatic Tubes -pdurrant
  4. What Is The Oldest Manmade Object In Earth Orbit?
  5. What Fluid Is So Similar To Blood Plasma That It Can Be Used For IV Infusions?
  6. After Exposure To Factory Waste, French Bees Were Found Producing What?
  7. What Was The World’s First Theme Park?
  8. Why Is Facebook’s Color Scheme Blue-On-Blue?
  9. Which Spider Weaves The Largest Webs In The World?
BONUS: How Big Is The The Largest Spider Web On Record?

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Old 08-04-2014, 06:57 PM   #14361
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Old 08-04-2014, 06:58 PM   #14362
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Old 08-04-2014, 08:13 PM   #14363
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Old 08-04-2014, 08:44 PM   #14364
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6. Brightly coloured honey? I think I remember reading about this one - they picked up waste from a factory that made sweets, and the food colouring got into their honey.
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Old 08-05-2014, 05:02 AM   #14365
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Old 08-05-2014, 06:20 AM   #14366
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Old 08-05-2014, 07:13 AM   #14368
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