Udder Limits- November 2014

This month we decided to take a peek into the archives at past Udder Limits links but, sadly, we couldn't find many of the websites we recommended back in 2004 still alive! (the perils of an online existence).

Instead, here's one we promoted 7 years ago that IS still alive- The Straight Dope:

The Straight Dope

Got a question on just about anything? Search for it on this popular site which originates from Cecil Adams' (a pen name) Chicago Reader  Q&A newspaper column of the same name.

Type a question into the search engine, e.g 'What really happened to the Mary Celeste?', or 'How was ice made and sold in pre-industrial times?' and, if the subject has been covered, answers await.

There is some obscure material covered in here so be warned, you may well spend a few good hours reading up on some useful -and less useful, but nonetheless entertaining- information...