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What is a cosh, and the week's other most-Googled questions | What is a cosh, and the week's other most-Googled questions |
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The truth is out there. All you need to do is Google it. | The truth is out there. All you need to do is Google it. |
And that's what plenty of you have done in the past week, if the most-searched questions on Google are any indication. | And that's what plenty of you have done in the past week, if the most-searched questions on Google are any indication. |
We decided to answer some of those questions posed by UK users - and they tell us plenty about what happened the news this week. | We decided to answer some of those questions posed by UK users - and they tell us plenty about what happened the news this week. |
Where is 21 Savage from? | Where is 21 Savage from? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
The US rapper, whose real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested on Sunday and now American immigration officials could deport him. | The US rapper, whose real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested on Sunday and now American immigration officials could deport him. |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
We now know he is definitely from the UK - the big question is whether he should be allowed to stay in the US. | We now know he is definitely from the UK - the big question is whether he should be allowed to stay in the US. |
US officials say he came to America from the UK in July 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his visa expired a year later. Reuters news agency obtained a birth certificate showing he was born in Newham, east London. | US officials say he came to America from the UK in July 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his visa expired a year later. Reuters news agency obtained a birth certificate showing he was born in Newham, east London. |
The rapper's lawyer says he arrived in the US from the UK in 1999 and that his immigration status expired through no fault of his own. | The rapper's lawyer says he arrived in the US from the UK in 1999 and that his immigration status expired through no fault of his own. |
What is a cosh? | What is a cosh? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
In an interview with The Independent published this week, actor Liam Neeson said he once set out to kill an innocent black man after someone close to him was raped. | In an interview with The Independent published this week, actor Liam Neeson said he once set out to kill an innocent black man after someone close to him was raped. |
"I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I'd be approached by somebody," said Neeson, who has gone on to face significant criticism and faced calls to apologise. | "I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I'd be approached by somebody," said Neeson, who has gone on to face significant criticism and faced calls to apologise. |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a cosh is "a stout stick, bludgeon or truncheon; a length of metal used as a life-preserver". | According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a cosh is "a stout stick, bludgeon or truncheon; a length of metal used as a life-preserver". |
Who won Super Bowl 2019? | Who won Super Bowl 2019? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
The Super Bowl, the biggest event in the American football calendar, took place on Sunday (or Monday, in many parts of the world). | The Super Bowl, the biggest event in the American football calendar, took place on Sunday (or Monday, in many parts of the world). |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a tight, defensive game (the lowest-scoring Super Bowl yet, in fact). | The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a tight, defensive game (the lowest-scoring Super Bowl yet, in fact). |
In doing so, the team based just outside Boston equalled the Pittsburgh Steelers' record of six Super Bowl wins, and their star player Tom Brady won his record sixth title. | In doing so, the team based just outside Boston equalled the Pittsburgh Steelers' record of six Super Bowl wins, and their star player Tom Brady won his record sixth title. |
You can read more about the game here. | You can read more about the game here. |
Which HMV stores are closing? | Which HMV stores are closing? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
This week, the British record store chain was rescued from collapse for the second time in under 10 years, although 27 shops (including affiliates) will close. | This week, the British record store chain was rescued from collapse for the second time in under 10 years, although 27 shops (including affiliates) will close. |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
Here goes.... | Here goes.... |
Ayr; Bath; Bluewater; Bristol, Cribbs; Chichester; Exeter, Princesshay; Fopp, Bristol; Fopp, Glasgow Byres; Fopp, Manchester; Fopp, Oxford; Glasgow, Braehead; Guernsey; Hereford; Manchester, Trafford; Merry Hill; London Oxford Street; Peterborough, Queensgate; Plymouth, Drake Circus; Reading; Sheffield, Meadowhall; Southport; Thurrock; Tunbridge Wells; Uxbridge; Watford; Westfield; Wimbledon. | Ayr; Bath; Bluewater; Bristol, Cribbs; Chichester; Exeter, Princesshay; Fopp, Bristol; Fopp, Glasgow Byres; Fopp, Manchester; Fopp, Oxford; Glasgow, Braehead; Guernsey; Hereford; Manchester, Trafford; Merry Hill; London Oxford Street; Peterborough, Queensgate; Plymouth, Drake Circus; Reading; Sheffield, Meadowhall; Southport; Thurrock; Tunbridge Wells; Uxbridge; Watford; Westfield; Wimbledon. |
The flamingo is the national bird of which country? | The flamingo is the national bird of which country? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
Most likely it is prompted by the news that the pink flamingo is on the list of emojis officially released for 2019. | Most likely it is prompted by the news that the pink flamingo is on the list of emojis officially released for 2019. |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
The Bahamas. Its national bird is the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), which is common across the island nation and Cuba in particular. | The Bahamas. Its national bird is the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), which is common across the island nation and Cuba in particular. |
Some American Flamingo facts: they're surprisingly good swimmers, and mating females lay only one egg a year. | Some American Flamingo facts: they're surprisingly good swimmers, and mating females lay only one egg a year. |
Why do Ireland have two anthems? | Why do Ireland have two anthems? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
The clue here is in the word "do" instead of "does" - it refers to the Irish rugby team, who lost at home to England in their first match of the 2019 Six Nations tournament. | The clue here is in the word "do" instead of "does" - it refers to the Irish rugby team, who lost at home to England in their first match of the 2019 Six Nations tournament. |
Two anthems were played before the match. | Two anthems were played before the match. |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
Before all the Irish rugby team's matches, the song Ireland's Call is played. | Before all the Irish rugby team's matches, the song Ireland's Call is played. |
At home games in Dublin, Amhrán na bhFiann (A Soldier's Song) - the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland - is also sung. | At home games in Dublin, Amhrán na bhFiann (A Soldier's Song) - the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland - is also sung. |
Ireland's Call was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union for the 1995 World Cup because many of the IRFU's members are from Northern Ireland and regarded the use of A Soldier's Song as inappropriate, as it is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. | Ireland's Call was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union for the 1995 World Cup because many of the IRFU's members are from Northern Ireland and regarded the use of A Soldier's Song as inappropriate, as it is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. |
Hockey Ireland and the Irish Cricket Union have also adopted Ireland's Call - both are also all-Ireland teams. | Hockey Ireland and the Irish Cricket Union have also adopted Ireland's Call - both are also all-Ireland teams. |
Why is Chinese New Year important? | Why is Chinese New Year important? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
This week saw the start of the lunar new year, also known as Chinese New Year. It's the Year of the Pig! | This week saw the start of the lunar new year, also known as Chinese New Year. It's the Year of the Pig! |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
It's the biggest annual celebration for a sixth of the world's population, and a time for families to come together. Wherever there is a Chinese community around the world, it is marked. | It's the biggest annual celebration for a sixth of the world's population, and a time for families to come together. Wherever there is a Chinese community around the world, it is marked. |
Where is the Truckers' Oasis? | Where is the Truckers' Oasis? |
Why did this come up? | Why did this come up? |
This is all about the wildly popular online game Fortnite. In the latest round of challenges in the game, users are told to visit "a truckers' oasis". | This is all about the wildly popular online game Fortnite. In the latest round of challenges in the game, users are told to visit "a truckers' oasis". |
What's the answer? | What's the answer? |
If you're playing Fortnite, you've probably already figured this out, but the Truck 'N' Oasis is in the bottom right-hand corner of the map. | |
And if you're not playing Fortnite, and have no idea what we're talking about, then this is a good place to start. | And if you're not playing Fortnite, and have no idea what we're talking about, then this is a good place to start. |