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The Miscellaneous category is for a wide variety of questions and answers that we find important, but that have not found a home in one of our specific categories.

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What is decorative skirting?

I think decorative skirting is the little bit of wood at the bottom of a wall that goes round the whole room.

What is cantus firnus?

According to the Internet, that term does not exist. You probably meant cantus firmus, which is a a pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.(wikipedia).

Who was John Astanof?

john atanasoff together with Clifford berry... they invent the computing device called atanasoff-berry computer or ABC.

What are examples of pleasant and unpleasant smells?

Pleasant smells are those which are realy likely to be smelled again n again.. if we are our way to somewhere, smelling a good odour automatically takes us to tat place... examples of it are sweet smelling odours like flower blossoms, delicious smells which creates hunger obviously wen we smell it.. perfume odour,sandal wood etc.....

depending on our tastes we cud also say tat the odours near infants, the smell of earth which gets wet due to rain drops etc..

Unplesant smells are those which create a sick atmosphere to us.. i.e by smelling those we may get vomiting sensation, headache etc.. examples of it are rotten egg smells, dirty odours near dumped dust bins etc...

How old is James Pankow?

James Pankow is 66 years old. He was born on August 20, 1947.

Something productive that a 12 year old can do in summer?

work around the house...theyre old enough to scrub toilets, mop, and mow the lawn. PUT THEM TO WORK SO WHEN THEYRE OLDER THEY GOTS SOME EXPERIENCE GOD DARN IT. kids these days are too lazy. put em all to work i say.

What can happen if you fall down the stairs?

If you fall down the stairs you can brake one or some bones or get concussion or lots of other not nice things, but it usually depends how long the stairs go for and how far you fall.

What are shovels with approximately 10 feet long handles used for?

Perhaps for cleaning sediment traps in street drains?

Perhaps for moving hot objects?

Why do nylon webbing straps turn you on?

because they do :P no wait they should't....you freak!!

Why do girls always tug at their bikini bottoms?

To make sure the bottom doesn't fall down while swimming/jumping!

Why do your hands feel tired after writing for a very long time?

Because you are using tendons in your hands to press down on the pen/pencil to write on the paper, and like any part of your body, after prolonged use, no matter how simple the task may seem, it begins to strain your hand. Like any work out, the more often you write for long periods of time the longer you will be able to go without feeling tired.

What is 5x4x8x9x7x3x5x8x6x7x5x4x6x5x3x0x2x1x3x4x5x77x86x86.9x5?

The answer is 0

anything *0 = 0 and the above sum contains a 0.

What is the gear oil capacity of freightliner rear?

Freightliner makes trucks in the Class 5 - Class 8 range. You would need a make an model in order to answer this. At the back of the pumpkin, there'll be a fill plug... unbolt it (you can use a 5/8" wrench or 5/8" 8 point socket to do this), stick your finger inside.. the oil level should come to the bottom of that hole for the fill plug. Anything less, and you need to add oil. Anything more, and you need to let it drain.

What is a royal taster?

I believe it is someone who tastes the food of a royal person, (for example, the queen), and makes sure it is okay, and doesn't taste like crap.

Name something that can be stuffed?

Some things that can be stuffed are upholstery, people after a big meal, pillows, game animals and toy animals.

Turkey

Pillow

eggs

animal

toy

How do you call people with fake legs?

People who have artificial legs are physically challenged, so we do not CALL them anything, except 'Sir' or Ma'am' if they are strangers; if they are friends they must have names, so you call them by their NAME.

If a person has lost a limb, health professionals would describe them as an amputee; if they've lost both legs they'd be described as a double amputee. But you would never refer to them in this way unless it was necessary for descriptive medical reasons; you'd speak to and of them as above.

Where does the term Chinaware comes from?

chinaware comes from the term " silverware". they just replaced 'silver' with 'china', because that is where chinaware originated.

What is a dinglenorf?

A dinglenorf is a person that is doing something strange or wierd. A very wierd person.