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Abulia

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An inability to make decisions.

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Earworm

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A song that gets stuck in your head.

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Astasia

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The inability to stand up.

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Aprosexia

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The inability to concentrate on anything.

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Apodysophilia

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A feverish desire to rip ones clothes off.

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Charette

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An intense flurry of activity to finish something for a deadline.

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Muntin

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The thin strip of wood or metal that divides the panes of glass in a window.

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Nikhedonia

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The pleasurable anticipation of success before any actual work has been done.

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Smout

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A small unimportant Scottish person.

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Fred

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Swedish for peace.

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Eye servant.

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One who only works when the boss it looking.

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Marmalise

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To give someone a thrashing.

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Ambisinistrous

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Opposite of ambidextrous. It means “no good with either hand”

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What killed the second person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel?

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He was Bobby Leech. He slipped on orange peel.

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What killed the largest number of US soldiers in Afghanistan in 2012?

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50% more committed suicide than were killed in action.

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What did the Emperor Hadrian do in 117 AD?

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Made attempted suicide on soldiers a form of desertion. Thus is became a capital offence.

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What was the longest hang over in medical history?

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It lasted for four weeks. A 37 year old man from Glasgow had it.

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What causes more than 1 in 20 football inquiries?

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Celebrating goals on the pitch.

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How many people must there be for there to be a riot in England, the US and Nevada?

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12 , 3 and 2

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What happened when Charlie Chapin entered a Charlie Chapin look alike contest?

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He didn’t even make the final.

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Nomophobia

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Fear of being out of mobile phone contact

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Metrophobia

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Fear or poetry

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What is the difference between a knot or bend?

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A knot is something tired in a single price of rope. A bend contents two ropes together.

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How many chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos are eaten every year?

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More than are in all the zoos of the world.

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Bags of mystery
What sausages were marketed as in the 19th century
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Autotelic
Worth doing for its own sake.
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Apport
Something that appears out of thin air: the opposite of vanishing.
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What did George W Bush say about the very Hungary caterpillar?
He said is was his favourite childhood book. It was published when he was 23 years old.
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How far would the ties bought in the USA for farther day each year stretch?
From New York to Rome.
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How many mountains are under water?
100,000. Only 1% of them have been charted.
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What do cows have that humans also have?
Regional accents.
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Grawlixes
The symbols used by cartoonists to indicate swearing
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What did Jeremy Clarkson do for a living before he became a journalist?
Sell paddington bears.
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What did Jeremy Kyle's father do?
He was the queen Mother's accountant and personal secretary.
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If you had a pizza radius X and thickness A what is the volume?
Pi\*Z\*Z\*A
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In 1998 what did 10,113 American women do?
Insure themselves against Virginia birth at the millennium.
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Rhinorrhea
A medical condition also know as a runny nose.
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Subitise
To perceive the number of objects in a group without actually counting them.
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What was Daniel Radcliffe's reward for winning the role of Harry Potter?
He could stay up to watch Fawlty Towers.
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What does the world school mean?
It comes from the Greek word for free time.
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A song that gets stuck in your head.
Earworm
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An inability to make decisions.
Abulia
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The inability to stand up.
Astasia
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The inability to concentrate on anything.
Aprosexia
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A feverish desire to rip ones clothes off.
Apodysophilia
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An intense flurry of activity to finish something for a deadline.
Charette
46
The thin strip of wood or metal that divides the panes of glass in a window.
Muntin
47
The pleasurable anticipation of success before any actual work has been done.
Nikhedonia
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A small unimportant Scottish person.
Smout
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Swedish for peace.
Fred
50
One who only works when the boss it looking.
Eye servant.
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To give someone a thrashing.
Marmalise
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Opposite of ambidextrous. It means "no good with either hand"
Ambisinistrous
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He was Bobby Leech. He slipped on orange peel.
What killed the second person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel?
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50% more committed suicide than were killed in action.
What killed the largest number of US soldiers in Afghanistan in 2012?
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Made attempted suicide on soldiers a form of desertion. Thus is became a capital offence.
What did the Emperor Hadrian do in 117 AD?
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It lasted for four weeks. A 37 year old man from Glasgow had it.
What was the longest hang over in medical history?
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Celebrating goals on the pitch.
What causes more than 1 in 20 football inquiries?
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12 , 3 and 2
How many people must there be for there to be a riot in England, the US and Nevada?
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He didn't even make the final.
What happened when Charlie Chapin entered a Charlie Chapin look alike contest?
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Fear of being out of mobile phone contact
Nomophobia
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Fear or poetry
Metrophobia
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A knot is something tired in a single price of rope. A bend contents two ropes together.
What is the difference between a knot or bend?
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More than are in all the zoos of the world.
How many chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos are eaten every year?
64
What sausages were marketed as in the 19th century
Bags of mystery
65
Worth doing for its own sake.
Autotelic
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Something that appears out of thin air: the opposite of vanishing.
Apport
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He said is was his favourite childhood book. It was published when he was 23 years old.
What did George W Bush say about the very Hungary caterpillar?
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From New York to Rome.
How far would the ties bought in the USA for farther day each year stretch?
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100,000. Only 1% of them have been charted.
How many mountains are under water?
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Regional accents.
What do cows have that humans also have?
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The symbols used by cartoonists to indicate swearing
Grawlixes
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Sell paddington bears.
What did Jeremy Clarkson do for a living before he became a journalist?
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He was the queen Mother's accountant and personal secretary.
What did Jeremy Kyle's father do?
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Pi\*Z\*Z\*A
If you had a pizza radius X and thickness A what is the volume?
75
Insure themselves against Virginia birth at the millennium.
In 1998 what did 10,113 American women do?
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A medical condition also know as a runny nose.
Rhinorrhea
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To perceive the number of objects in a group without actually counting them.
Subitise
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He could stay up to watch Fawlty Towers.
What was Daniel Radcliffe's reward for winning the role of Harry Potter?
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It comes from the Greek word for free time.
What does the world school mean?

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