Amazing answers to your curious questions

QAre there any statistics on how many people eat their ‘five a day’ fruit of veg? A There were some figures released last year by the UK Government from its national diet and nutrition survey, between

Q Have there ever been any studies done on how many people have pets in the UK? A There is a UK pet population survey that is carried out every year by an association of pet food companies, which migh

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Goldbugs are not ideal dinner guests. They are rarely in a particularly cheery mood: one pro-gold article I recall from the optimistic 2000s was entitled We’re freaking doomed, dude. That conjures up