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If Stonehenge is a giant calendar, how did the ancient Britons measure the length of days precisely enough to put the Heel Stone in just the right place to mark the solstices?

Derek Peters,

Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, UK

Why do we tut when we are annoyed?

Alexandra Thompson,

London, UK

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