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By Graeme on August 2, 2011
Anyone familiar with Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code will have heard of Freemasonry. The Freemasons are often referred to as a secret society, and feature prominently in many conspiracy theories. Many Freemasons dispute being a secret society, suggesting that they are simply a society with secrets. Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the bombing [...]
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By Graeme on March 22, 2011
A hedgehog is a small mammal that is covered in spines. The name hedgehog is a combination of the words hedge and hog. Hedgehogs often make their homes in hedgerows (hedges), so this is where the hedge part of their name comes from. Hog is another word for pig, and hedgehogs have a small [...]
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By Graeme on February 10, 2011
Answers Transcript What is “night shift”?A shift refers to either a period of time worked, or a group of people working for a period of time. Night shift is the group working at night time, or the period of operation at night time. What are “second-grade chocolates”?If something is considered a “second” or “second-grade” [...]
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By Graeme on February 10, 2011
Transcript The Cadbury Factory in Dunedin is another well known tourist attraction. It is one of only two locations for Cadbury World, where visitors can take a tour of the factory and learn about the chocolate making process. Outside the building is a window display featuring moving puppets that are controlled by a motorised [...]
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By Graeme on February 9, 2011
Answers Transcript Whose car is it? Although I refer to it as “my car”, the car is registered to my brother-in-law. Legally, the car is my brother-in-law’s car. As I gave the car to my nephew, it could be argued that the car is my nephew’s car. What make and model is the car? [...]
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By Graeme on February 9, 2011
Transcript In New Zealand, a warrant of fitness (WOF) is required for all motor vehicles to show that they are safe to be driven on the road. Recently my car failed the warrant of fitness check. Actually, the car is currently registered in my brother-in-law’s name, as I gave the car to my nephew, [...]
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