James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Questions today included: why do we call it 'how's your father'? why don't plane wheels skid backwards when the plane lands and why is chicken pox given that title?

What happens to a cow's udders if she's not milked? What are the secret herb and spices in KFC? Why is it easier to sleep on your side and is there another name for horsemeat?

Mystery hour today included, Are pancakes, cakes? Do animals have accents, why do we use the expression 'pear shaped' and why do we drink brandy when we're ill?

Questions today included: Why could you see the moon this morning? How do cows produce so much fat? And, why is a landing in a house called a landing?

Questions today included: why is there a purple rubber band on asparagus, what's the highest a bird can fly, have cats eyes stopped working and why do so many American words seem to be missing vowels?

Could the Prime Minister change the colour of the 10 Downing St door? Who decided an x was a kiss at the end of a letter, and why doesn't central locking in a car work on some drives.

Why can't you get alcohol patches? Ice spike in bird bath? Do ants drown?

Mystery hour today included, why does it take so long to fly to Australia, will sat nav work when you're high up in a plane, why don't the apostles have surnames and why are women referred to as birds when birds are male and female?

What's the difference between gammon and ham, why do we clink our glasses and say 'cheers', what does Tog mean for a duvet and do you use more battery when you make a call rather than receive one?

Question's today included: Big Ben's bong, why does garlic permiate from your skin the next day, where does the word wages come from and where does the expression 'cold turkey' come from?