The Mine

The Mine of Useful Information

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My father always used to say that I was a mine of useless information,

so I dedicate this page to his memory.

Just click on a link and those annoying little questions will be answered.

Bookmark this page for future reference

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Birthstones

Chemical Elements – Name, Atomic Number and Symbol

Countries – Capitals Cities and International Vehicle Registration Codes

French words

Greek Alphabet

Hebrew / Jewish Calendar

Kings and Queens

Moon Phases

Musical Terms (*** Revised ***)

Mythological Characters

Phonetic Alphabets

Popes and Antipopes

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

Roman Emperors

Roman Numerals

SI Units (*** New ***)

US Presidents and Vice Presidents

US States – Abbreviations, Capitals and Nicknames

Wedding Anniversaries

Zodiac Signs

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Feel free to make suggestions for any other information – I don’t promise to do everything, for example a list of abbreviations used in crosswords would be rather long – maybe one day!!

5 Comments

  1. bigboab
    Posted February 23, 2009 at 6:54 pm | Permalink

    Very handy Dave, better than having your own Pears on the desk.

  2. Big Dave
    Posted February 23, 2009 at 8:28 pm | Permalink

    And a lot cheaper, BigBoab!!

  3. Peter Biddlecombe
    Posted February 25, 2009 at 9:50 am | Permalink

    Don’t know how far this trend has infiltrated the Telegraph puzzle, but elsewhere, “radio alphabet” stuff like Mike=>M and Golf=>G is getting to be quite popular. So maybe the whole lot from Alpha to Zulu.

  4. Big Dave
    Posted February 25, 2009 at 9:54 am | Permalink

    I’ve got a list of possible additions, and that one has just gone straight in at number one. Thanks

  5. Bellringer
    Posted March 30, 2009 at 8:36 am | Permalink

    Having used the NATO alphabet for most of my life I have no need of that, although I am sure others may. But, a sample of Riders & Horses would be good. Napoleon & Morengo for example.