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How was rhubarb found to be edible? It certainly isn’t palatable raw.
Donald Windsor,
Norwich, New York, US
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Flames go out when their oxygen supply is cut off, so what is happening when you blow a candle out?
Pauline Fothergill,
Pocklington, East Yorkshire, UK
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