Finally, an answer to the old question

[helios]

http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/what_is_the_airspeed_velocity_of_an_unladen_swallow

[Zhuge]

All swallows, huh? Interesting.

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Is this for an African or European swallow?

[helios]

Apparently, there are no such two species. "Swallow" without any modifiers refers to a specific species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow#Taxonomy_and_systematics

[Bazzy]

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=air+speed+velocity+of+an+unladen+european+swallow

[z05DSL3A]

On Wolfram Alpha wrote:

air speed velocity of an unladen African swallow

Wolfram Aplha wrote:

there is unfortunately insufficient data to estimate the velocity of an African swallow (even if you specified which of the 47 species of swallow found in Africa you meant)
(asked, but not answered, about a general swallow in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

[Bazzy]

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=can+a+swallow+carry+a+coconut%3F

[helios]

Unfortunately, "sir {Galahad|Launcelot}'s favorite color" doesn't produce the same kind of witty response.

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lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b4bGAoVR7g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrgLj9lOwk

[tortillahead]

I love that movie

[QWERTYman]

Does it give the real name of the Old Man from Scene 24? Or the death date of the Animator?

Please, WA, more wit

[Bazzy]

It gets it wrong:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=death+of+terry+gilliam