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- Who played Amos of Amos and Andy on radio?
Freeman Gosden
- What percent of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide?
95%
- What is the largest known volcano in the solar system?
Olympus Mons on Mars
- What are the names of the two moons of Mars?
Phobos and Delmos
- Why did the Romans name Mars after their god of war?
Because of its red color
- In what year did San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge open?
1937
- What is the Gem State?
Idaho
- What three colors are in the stripes of the Afghanistan flag?
Black, red and green
- In what year did the Liberty Bell crack?
1835
- What sport is Deion Sanders famous in?
Football
- How many kinds of roses are there?
Most botanists recognize about 100 species of roses. The number of
horticultural varieties, crosses and hybrids, however is very large, more than
3,000 varieties being listed in French catalogues, with new ones added every
year.
- Do people really walk through fire?
Fire walking is a religious ceremony practiced in many parts of the world,
including the Indian subcontinent, Malaya, Japan, China, Fiji Islands, Tahiti,
Society Islands, New Zealand, Mauritius, Bulgaria, and Spain. It was also
practiced in classical Greece and in ancient India and China. The most common
practice is of walking swiftly over a layer of embers spread thinly along the
bottom of a shallow trench. Sometimes the devotees or priests walk through a
blazing log fire. Instead of embers from a wood fire, in Fiji and Mauritius
there may be red-hot stones, or embers may be poured over the devotee's head
in a "fire bath."
- Why you can't stop eating those M&M's?
As many chocoholics probably suspect, chocolate contains numerous mood
altering chemicals. In the 1940s and 50s, Hershey extracted a stimulant
called theobromine from its cocoa beans and sold it to Coca Cola, which used
it to pep up its soda.
- Who came up with the "Radio Flyer?"
The classic toy wagon was designed by Antonio Pasin, who founded his
company in 1918. Pasin wanted to give his wagons a modern flair, and chose the
word "radio" for what was then a new form of communication, and
"flyer" for the wonder of flight - hence, "Radio Flyer."
- Was Cleopatra a teen queen?
Cleopatra was no older than 18 when she became the queen of Egypt.
Despite her glamorous image today, she is depicted on ancient coins with a
long hooked nose and masculine features. Yet she was a very seductive woman.
It was reported that she had a lovely singing voice, exuded great charm, and
was very intelligent. She spoke nine languages (she was the first Ptolemy
pharaoh who could actually speak Egyptian) and was considered a shrewd
politician.
- Who invented chili powder?
Although the combination of chile peppers and oregano for seasoning has been
traced to the ancient Aztecs, the present blend is said to be the invention
of early Texans. Chili powder today is typically a blend of dried chiles,
garlic powder, red peppers, oregano, and cumin.
- Do you have a tragus?
Most likely - The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right
next to your temple, is called a tragus.
- Why do Japanese carry handkerchiefs?
Blowing your nose in public is considered rude in Japan. The handkerchief
is used primarily for wiping the mouth or drying your hands when leaving a
restroom.
- What exactly is a caper, anyway?
Capers are the unopened green flower buds of the Capparis Spinosa, a bush
grown mainly in southern France, Italy, and Algeria, as well as California.
Manual labor is required to gather capers, for the buds must be carefully
picked each morning just as they reach the proper size.
- Can you use coconut milk for blood?
Sort of - The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for
blood plasma in an emergency. This was discovered by doctors in Fiji
during World War II.
- Which U.S. president was the first to be born in the U.S?
Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, was the first
to be born a citizen of the United States. He was born in 1782, six years
after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- Where's the best place to store nuclear waste?
Because of their dryness, ability to withstand earthquakes, and 800 degree
Celsius melting point (higher than radioactive wastes), scientists say salt
bed deposits are the safest nuclear graveyards.
- Which animal is heaviest (after the elephant)?
The hippopotamus is, next to the elephants, the heaviest of all land mammals.
It may weigh as much as 8,000 pounds. It is also a close relative of the pig.
- Did Romans like to kiss?
Yes.The Romans had three words for kissing: basium was the kiss
exchanged by acquaintances; osculum, the kiss between close friends; and
suavium, the kiss between lovers.
- What did the Wright Brothers name the plane that made their first flight?
The name of the first airplane flown at Kitty Hawk by the Wright Brothers, on
December 17, 1903, was "Flyer." The maiden flight of Flyer,
however, was less than a flight - the plane stayed in the air only 12 seconds.
The brothers flew three more times that day, with their final flight covering
852 feet in 59 seconds.
