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December is a great month. There's Christmas and presents and TV. And every morning you get a chocolate just for waking up. If you haven't bought your advent calendar yet then what are you doing? Advent has started and the days are running out. Still, before you zip out to the shops and make a … Read more
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Christmas is the time of year for sitting on the floor and shouting ridiculous words at your family. Yes, it's the dreaded board game. And if you're puzzled by which ones you should be playing this year then help is at hand. Here's a list of the very best:

Bananagrams

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Technology helps the police stop crime. It also helps criminals commit crimes. But that's another question and another answer. For now technology is good. And here's why:

Police National Computer (PNC)

In the UK the police have a national computer database which stores data on criminals, vehicles and property. It can be accessed by … Read more
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If you think cardboard's just something the breakfast cereal comes in then you don't know enough about cardboard. There are loads of interesting things to be done with cardboard and here are some of the best of them.

Cardboard Furniture

Wood has always been a good material for making furniture and cardboard is 95% … Read more
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Mention cloning to anyone and they will probably think of a little sheep called Dolly and a mad professor in a white apron. But the world of cloning has been going on a lot longer than most people realise and the crazy scientists have been really really busy. So here, after a brief introduction to … Read more
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December 31st is the one night of the year where everyone gets to stay up late - but not all countries celebrate saying goodbye to the past 365 days in the same way. And some countries like China wait an extra month for their new year. In fact, in Thailand, the last day of the … Read more
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Dying is never fun but a lot depends on where you are in the world when you decide it's time to drop. So, should you feel like finishing things off in a slightly different way, here are some of the more interesting funeral customs across the globe:

Eaten by vultures

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Depending on who you are and where you're from your memories of Christmas may include an enormous turkey, a bowl of pasta soup, a pickled fish, a very sore head, a big fat man in a suit, or even a little log pooing presents. Yes, Christmas around the world is a rather odd experience. Here … Read more
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Depending on which futurologist you choose to pluck your cards from our dear environment is either finished, going to finish or finished last Thursday, which is a bit like being finished. But even the most miserable scientists … Read more
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In the past people would slip into a pair of shorts, roll up their socks and go and kick something. If they weren’t kicking something they were hitting something. Kicking and hitting all summer long. Unless it was winter. Then they were throwing themselves down snow hills. Life was tough, but sport was easy. Then … Read more
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Blu-ray is taking over the world of visual and audio entertainment having won the Great War of HD (2004-2006). But who is Blu-ray? Why is he Blu(e)? And just what the hell are we going to do with all our old dvds? Here's a cool trailer, and then some answers: Read more
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One of the main problems with war is that people die. Even when your team's doing well. Clubs, stones, knives, arrows, tar, guns, dynamite, gas, grenades, missiles, bombs; man has tried everything. And still people keep dying. But now we are in the future. And in the future the one thing none of us need, … Read more