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Mystery Hour - Why do girls courtsey and boys bow? - 8 Nov 12
8 november 2012 · 47 min
What happens to the crusts of loaves when supermarkets make pre-packed sandwiches? Why don't you get sleep in your eye if you sleep during the day? Why do some stars twinkle when others don't?
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Mystery hour - how are feet measured for shoes?
26 oktober 2012 · 44 min
what's the difference between moths and butteflies, how do you measure people's feet, origin of word 'goody 2 shoes' and why do we say 'take' soup?
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Mystery Hour - Can you make water? - 18 Oct 12
22 oktober 2012 · 44 min
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
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Mystery Hour - What does the saying raining cats and dogs really mean?
11 oktober 2012 · 48 min
What does the saying raining cats and dogs really mean? Do own goals count to a players goal tally? How to guide dogs know where to go? What is the oldest company? Why can't you store light?
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Mystery hour - Why are restaurant signs shown using a spoon and fork? - 4 Oct 12
5 oktober 2012 · 48 min
Mystery hour questions included: would you have an explosion in your body if you ate a mentos then drank a cola drink, why does porridge stick in a non stick pan, who's 'Bob' in Bob's your uncle and why is UK known as the Motherland?
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Mystery hour - why do macaroons have rice paper on the bottom?
27 september 2012 · 47 min
Questions included: why do dogs circle before lying down, who decided where north and south was on the earth, is the oil a natural lubricant for the earth, why does white paint make a room echo more?
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Mystery hour - why does writing on paper make it curl?
20 september 2012 · 47 min
Questions today included: If we have Kingdoms, why don't we have Queendoms? Why do builders put coins in the Eaves of houses, why don't biscuits disintergrate as quickly when the tea is hot and why does writing on paper make it curl?
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Mystery hour - Why is it called a grand slam?
13 september 2012 · 47 min
Why do fingers go wrinkly in the bath, the difference between single and double cream, why can't hoovers go all the way up the stairs and would bread go mouldy in space?
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Mystery Hour - Why don't hungry foxes eat pigeons? - 6 Sep 12
6 september 2012 · 47 min
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
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Mystery hour - How do bats cling on when they're asleep?
30 augustus 2012 · 51 min
Questions today included: Why do you find silver spoons when digging in foundations? If the fridge is full does it use up more energy and what does the expression 'Scot Free' mean?
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Mystery hour - What's the booby in 'Booby Trapped'?
16 augustus 2012 · 47 min
Questions today included: What do vegetarians feed their pets, why is there a clip on the top of a McFlurry spoon, why do we say 'Excuse my French' when we swear and why don't we flush loos on a train when it's stationary?
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Mystery hour - How do we know when horses are happy?
9 augustus 2012 · 47 min
Questions today included: Why do they not use lane 1 in the Olympic stadium? Is there a limit to pain, why are some sneezes so loud and what do cyclists do when they need a comfort break?
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Why does fish and yoghurt make you ill?
2 augustus 2012 · 47 min
Mystery hour today included the defrosting of chicken, why do we say par boiled and not part boiled, why do they pat down the body of the boxer before a fight and why do they cover up some letters on the number plates of used cars?
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Mystery hour - Why are their 5 olympic rings?
26 juli 2012 · 48 min
Mystery hour questions today included: first part of the body to develop in the womb, why do we feel sleepy when we're warm, speed of serve in tennis and how do markings stay from a tattoo?
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Mystery hour - How do cats get their markings?
23 juli 2012 · 47 min
Questions this week included, cats and their markings, why is green associated with envy, who arranged the order of the podium at the Olympics, and why is the sausage dish called 'toad in the hole'?
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Mystery Hour - Why is a tennis ball green? 12 Jul 12
12 juli 2012 · 48 min
If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!
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Mystery hour - can you wear a toupee in your passport picture?
5 juli 2012 · 47 min
Mystery hour questions today included: Would life exist if we didn't have the magnetic field, are you allowed to wear a toupee in a passport and why is shortcut pastry called shortcrust?
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Mystery hour - why don't we have female composers?
28 juni 2012 · 48 min
Mystery hour questions today included: how deep is the Thames at low tide, why don't we have female composers, why is wet hair darker and why do damp cloths pick up more liquid compared to a dry cloth?
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Mystery hour - Why are mens trouser parts called flies?
21 juni 2012 · 48 min
Why do men get a shiny head when they go bald? Why do they put water bottles by tyres in Madeira? Why do drummers put the sticks under their nose and how do they know how much mileage a footballer covers in a match?
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Mystery hour - Why do pigeons have manky feet?
14 juni 2012 · 33 min
Mystery hour questions today included why do pigeons have manky feet, how do they concentrate orange juice, why aren't flying insects beaten to the ground with rain and is any other national anthem other than ours focus on one person?
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Mystery hour - Why does salt make slugs melt?
7 juni 2012 · 48 min
Mystery hour questions today included, salt making slugs melt, why would a bird's egg be in a hanging basket and why do you get no light from a black hole?
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Mystery hour - Why aren't there jokes on lolly sticks?
31 mei 2012 · 50 min
Is the word Jubilee connected to royalty, why aren't there jokes on lolly sticks and why do we say the Queen is Queen of England and not of Britain or beyond?
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Mystery hour - Do dogs get stung by stinging nettles?
25 mei 2012 · 48 min
Questions included, dogs getting stung by stinging nettles, burnt human bones, why do we get a lump in our throat and why do cab companies use the term 'roger'?
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Mystery Hour: Do Birds Get Jet Lag? Thurs 17th May
17 mei 2012 · 49 min
Questions today included, cutting the wedding cake, cutting the nose of the cheese, a pan of water not boiling over when you put a wooden spoon on top and do birds ever get jet lag?
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Mystery Hour: Who owns the moon?
10 mei 2012 · 46 min
Today's free Mystery Hour download including questions such as: who owns the moon, how do slugs decide which plants to eat and why don't they serve tinned spaghetti in greasy spoons?