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A man is born in Spain and dies in Spain.
Yet he spent his whole life within France.

How so?

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
A man is born in Spain and dies in Spain.
Yet he spent his whole life within France.

How so?
Wikipedia:

Llívia (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʎiβiə]) is a town in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave within the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales. In 2009, the municipality of Llívia had a total population of 1,589.[3] It is separated from the rest of Spain by a corridor about 1.6 km (1.0 mile) wide, which includes the French communes of Ur and Bourg-Madame.

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On the Panama Canal travelling East.
Where do I end up?

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
On the Panama Canal travelling East.
Where do I end up?
In the Pacific, since the canal goes generally from NW to SE. Although if you navigated due east it would be quite bumpy.

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... what colour is the bear?

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
... what colour is the bear?
OK,I've got one

......to screw in a lightbulb?

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Before Everest was climbed what was the tallest mountain on Earth?

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
Before Everest was climbed what was the tallest mountain on Earth?
The tallest mountain on Earth was, and still is a mountain on the bottom of the Pacific ocean but I can't remember the name of it.
The climbing of mt Everest is irrelevant anyway

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Originally posted by venda
The tallest mountain on Earth was, and still is a mountain on the bottom of the Pacific ocean but I can't remember the name of it.
The climbing of mt Everest is irrelevant anyway
Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 33,476 feet (10,203 meters) from the Pacific Ocean floor.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
Mauna Kea in Hawaii, 33,476 feet (10,203 meters) from the Pacific Ocean floor.
Correct - that is the tallest.

What is the highest mountain?

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Originally posted by wolfgang59
Correct - that is the tallest.

What is the highest mountain?
Chimborazo in Ecuador, when measured from the center of the Earth. At 20,548
feet it isn't the highest mountain when measured above sea level, but its location
on the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point on the Earth's surface
from the Earth's center.

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See above.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
"See above" .... LOL

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Originally posted by venda
The climbing of mt Everest is irrelevant anyway
4 million kiwis would disagree!

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Everest

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