Recently we seem to have been experiencing extreme weather conditions.

Or is that merely because we are always looking for the unusual?

1. Supermodel Naomi Campbell famously tripped up on the catwalk while modelling a pair of platform shoes by which designer?

2. A family of five are flying from London to Corfu for a holiday. What is their carbon footprint?

3. The ancient Egyptians are credited with the invention of which alcoholic drink?

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July 3, 1971
Jim Morrison, lead singer with The Doors, died in Paris.
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Harithi al-Baghdadi al-Mufid