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Why and when did Oil of Ulay become Oil of Olay?

The name was changed when it was invented. It had different names for different countries. Olay was for continental Europe and Ulay was used for UK and The USA

Who is the founder of KGB?

Lenin, other high ranking Bolsheviks, and Feliks Dzherzhinsky. Lenin and the high ranking Bolsheviks knew they needed a secret police/spy/enforcement organization and made the necessary orders to see that such an orgainzation was created. Dzhezhinsky was the first head of the organization, known as the "Cheka" for the Russian acronym of the name (which was something like 'extraoridnary revolutionaty committee); the name was revised over and over again-after "Cheka" (the Russian for "ch" is one letter, so, the Russian acronym couldn't be translated into English satisfactorily ...) it was the GPU, then the OGPU, then the NKVD, the MVD, etc etc etc until they finally arrived at KGB ... which has survived because it was the last name for the state security "organs" under communism in Russia. The organization known today in 'democratic' Russia as the FSB is much the same, carries out a lot of the same duties, and is even still staffed by many of the same people as was the KGB ...

Is 22nd April a bank holiday?

It is good Friday this year(2011) on the 22nd,and it is a bank holiday.

Can you choke on a piece of cookie while drinking lemonade?

Yes, you can choke on a piece of cookie while drinking lemonade. For example, if you're talking while doing it.

Who is San Felipe and what did he do?

There are various Saints named "Felipe" or Philip. There was Saint Philip the Apostle who was one of the 12 Apostles of Christ. There was also Saint Philip the Evangelist who is credited with having started the Ethiopian Church. Saint Philip Neri, who founded a secular order of priests the "Congregation of the Oratory." Lastly, there was Saint Philip Minh Van Doan of Vietnam, who was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1988. Saint Philip Minh Van Doan was one of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese Christians cruelly massacred over the centuries.

Did they have soap back in the 1840s?

Yes, individuals made soap (and candles) in the 1800s (actually long before).

Is it possible that boys can have girlish traits?

Yes,

I am not just talking about a Tom girl or whatever, there is a real disease that makes you like a girl

Every human has at least two sex cells, girls have 2 x chromosomes and boys have 1 Y and 1 x chromosome. The disease is a man is born with two x chromosomes and then one y chromosom, making him a girlish man

What are some fun cheap things to break?

light bulbs

mouses (computer)

universal remote

mugs

cheap wooden chair

anything fragile and under £15-ish

What colour laser pointers are there?

Basically any color you want, except white.

What is biertijd?

if you google it, it appears to be a website. its also got some things on Youtube. it could be also be a misspelling. or a word in another language.

What is a thun the thun?

Well, first of all, it is not thun the thun, it id just thun thun. And a thun thun is ecstasy

What do the red yellow and white cords do on the tv?

The yellow cord gives you the picture and the red and white ones give you the sound

What does BYO stands for?

i think if u had any common sense you would google that but, it means bring your own beer or bring your own booze, or bring your bottle etc...

What are some big pop-culture events that's happened since 1995?

The Janet Jackson Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction happened in 2004.