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My yoga teacher is hosting a gong bath where the gong is supposedly tuned to the frequency of the solar system. Does the solar system have a frequency? If so, is it possible to tune a gong to it?

Natasha Aidinyantz, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK

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There are estimated to be around 160 million birds in the UK with a lifespan of two to five years. Why do I never see a dead one?

Robert Morley, London, UK

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