James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Questions today included: Why do they not use lane 1 in the Olympic stadium? Is there a limit to pain, why are some sneezes so loud and what do cyclists do when they need a comfort break?

Mystery hour today included the defrosting of chicken, why do we say par boiled and not part boiled, why do they pat down the body of the boxer before a fight and why do they cover up some letters on the number plates of used cars?

Mystery hour questions today included: first part of the body to develop in the womb, why do we feel sleepy when we're warm, speed of serve in tennis and how do markings stay from a tattoo?

Questions this week included, cats and their markings, why is green associated with envy, who arranged the order of the podium at the Olympics, and why is the sausage dish called 'toad in the hole'?

If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!

Mystery hour questions today included: Would life exist if we didn't have the magnetic field, are you allowed to wear a toupee in a passport and why is shortcut pastry called shortcrust?

Mystery hour questions today included: how deep is the Thames at low tide, why don't we have female composers, why is wet hair darker and why do damp cloths pick up more liquid compared to a dry cloth?

Why do men get a shiny head when they go bald? Why do they put water bottles by tyres in Madeira? Why do drummers put the sticks under their nose and how do they know how much mileage a footballer covers in a match?

Mystery hour questions today included why do pigeons have manky feet, how do they concentrate orange juice, why aren't flying insects beaten to the ground with rain and is any other national anthem other than ours focus on one person?

Mystery hour questions today included, salt making slugs melt, why would a bird's egg be in a hanging basket and why do you get no light from a black hole?

Is the word Jubilee connected to royalty, why aren't there jokes on lolly sticks and why do we say the Queen is Queen of England and not of Britain or beyond?

Questions included, dogs getting stung by stinging nettles, burnt human bones, why do we get a lump in our throat and why do cab companies use the term 'roger'?

Questions today included, cutting the wedding cake, cutting the nose of the cheese, a pan of water not boiling over when you put a wooden spoon on top and do birds ever get jet lag?

Today's free Mystery Hour download including questions such as: who owns the moon, how do slugs decide which plants to eat and why don't they serve tinned spaghetti in greasy spoons?