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Do the different causes of headaches create pain in different parts of the skull?

Pauline Fothergill, Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK

If waves are caused by wind action on the sea surface, then why do they always appear to roll towards a beach? Andrew Sidwell, Nottingham, UK

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