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When was the DC Metro built? | The Washington, DC Metrorail system is a regional rapid transit system consisting of five lines, 83 stations and approximately 103 miles of track. System completion as originally planned was achieved on January 13, 2001. Construction began on December 9, 1969, with the first stations opening on March 27, 1976. | http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. |
How many gill slits does a great white shark have? | The great white shark is a streamlined swimmer and a ferocious predator with 3,000 teeth at any one time. This much-feared fish has a torpedo-shaped body, a pointed snout, a crescent-shaped tail, 5 gill slits, no fin spines, an anal fin, and 3 main fins: the dorsal fin (on its back) and 2 pectoral fins (on its sides). | http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Greatwhite.shtml |
What percentage of our brain do we use? | The popularly and widely spread belief that we only use or have access to 10 percent of our brain's power is often used to speculate about the extent of human abilities if only we could utilize our brain's full capacity. In reality, this claim is 100 percent myth. We use all of our brain. | http://psychology.about.com/od/biopsychology/a/10-percent-of-brain-myth.htm |
When was music first recorded? | Though no trace of a working paleophone was ever found, Cros is remembered as the earliest inventor of a sound recording and reproduction machine. The first practical sound recording and reproduction device was the mechanical phonograph cylinder, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877 and patented in 1878. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction |
Who invented the hot dog? | The hot dog traces its lineage to the 15th-century Viennese sausage, or wienerwurst in German. Johann Georghehner, a butcher from the German city of Coburg, in Bavaria, is credited with inventing the “dachshund” or “little dog” sausage in the 17th century, and brought it to Frankfurt. | http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/nutri/matter/2006-09.asp |
What tree bark does aspirin come from? | But even if the FDA does decide to pull aspirin from the shelves, you don't have to go to a store to get more of this stuff. You may, however, have to take a trek into the woods. Early incarnations of the compound were made by boiling the bark of the white willow tree. | http://io9.com/5810924/make-your-own-asprin-out-of-tree-bark |
How many hairs does an average human have? | This total takes into account not only head hair but also all the hair on various other parts of the body. In fact, the vast majority of hairs are not on our heads. People generally tend to have about 100,000 hairs on their heads, leaving 4.9 million hairs for the rest of the body. | http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-many-hair-follicles-does-human-have-111383 |
Why do lights flicker in the distance? | When you stand on the ground and look at the stars, about 100% of the Earth's atmosphere is above your head, so the light from stars has to pass through the turbulent air of the troposphere, where it is refracted, giving it a twinkling appearance. From an aircraft, this same thing happens with city lights. | http://www.quora.com/Why-do-the-city-light-twinkle-so-much-when-seen-from-an-airplane-at-night |
What is the country completely surrounded by South Africa? | Lesotho ( i/lɨˈsuːtuː/ li-SOO-too), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size and has a population slightly over two million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho |
How do they get the fortune in the fortune cookie? | The cookies are baked as flat circles. After they are removed from the oven, slips of paper are folded inside while the cookies are still warm and flexible. As the fortune cookies cool, they harden into shape. | http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/fortunecookie.html |
What does it mean to put the kibosh? | The phrase to put the kibosh on means to quash, to put a stop to; the origin of kibosh is unknown, but that doesn't mean we don't have some clues as to where it may have come from. The earliest citation of the word in the Oxford English Dictionary is from Dickens's 1836 Sketches by Boz: | http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/kibosh/ |
How much oxygen is needed to survive? | The air that is inhaled is about 20-percent oxygen, and the air that is exhaled is about 15-percent oxygen, so about 5-percent of the volume of air is consumed in each breath and converted to carbon dioxide. Therefore, a human being uses about 550 liters of pure oxygen (19 cubic feet) per day. | http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/respiratory/question98.htm |
How many days out of the year does it rain in Seattle? | As for the rest of Seattle's days, we average 226 cloudy days (4th most in the U.S.) and 81 partly cloudy days. Of all those days, we get 155 days of rain a year (we've had 97 so far this year.) | http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/Does-it-really-rain-in-Seattle-247-Not-even-close-235815241.html |
What magnification do you need to see bacteria? | At 400x magnification you will be able to see bacteria, blood cells and protozoans swimming around. At 1000x magnification you will be able to see these same items, but you will be able to see them even closer up. | https://www.microscopeworld.com/t-magnification.aspx |
Why do football players wear black stuff under their eyes? | Eye black is a grease applied under the eyes to reduce glare. It is often used by football, baseball, and lacrosse players, where sunlight or stadium lights can impair vision of an airborne ball. It is a form of functional makeup or war paint. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_black |
Are hippos mean? | Crocodiles may be either aggressively displaced or killed by hippopotamuses. Hippos are also very aggressive towards humans, whom they commonly attack whether in boats or on land with no apparent provocation. They are widely considered to be one of the most dangerous large animals in Africa. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus |
Who warned Julius Caesar about the Ides of March? | This meeting is famously dramatised in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, when Caesar is warned by the soothsayer to "beware the Ides of March." The Roman biographer Suetonius identifies the "seer" as a haruspex named Spurinna. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March |
How many square feet is the Winchester Mystery House? | Some statistics about the mansion: 24,000 square feet, 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors, 52 skylights, 47 fireplaces, 40 bedrooms, 40 staircases, 13 bathrooms, six kitchens, three elevators, two basements and one shower. | http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/mediarelations.cfm?mode=press&id_press=37&vmode=viewall |
When was Shakespeare's first child born? | William and Anne Shakespeare had three children. Their first child was Susanna, born a mere six months after the wedding of her parents. She was christened on May 26, 1583, and twins arrived in January, 1585. | http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearechildren.html |
What phrase uses all the letters of the alphabet? | A pangram, or holoalphabetic sentence, is a sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet at least once. The most famous pangram is probably the thirty-five-letter-long “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” which has been used to test typing equipment since at least the late 1800s. | http://www.themarysue.com/sentences-every-letter-pangram-holoalphabetic-sentence/ |
What did june carter play? | Valerie June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Carter_Cash |
How much money did the cast of friends make? | The stars were paid $75,000 per episode in season three, $85,000 in season four, $100,000 in season five, $125,000 in season six, $750,000 in seasons seven and eight, and $1 million in seasons nine and ten, making Aniston, Cox, and Kudrow the highest paid TV actresses of all-time. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends |
What countries do not border brazil? | Out of South America only Chile and Ecuador do not share a border with Brazil. The ones that do are Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. | http://www.quora.com/Which-countries-does-Brazil-border |
How long does it take for light to travel from Earth to Mars? | All communication between Mars and Earth goes through satellites. Because of the distance, there is a substantial delay. As communication signals travel at the speed of light, this means that it can take between 3 and 22 minutes for the information to reach the other end, so a phone call would not be practical. | http://www.mars-one.com/faq/technology/how-does-the-mars-base-communicate-with-earth |
Is dry ice poisonous to drink with? | No it will not poison you to drink a liquid that is directly cooled by dry ice. At normal pressures there may be some gaseous CO2 dissolved in the liquid giving it a mild carbonation. However, dry ice can be dangerous to bare skin, mouth, or GI tissue if someone swallows a medium to large pieces of dry ice. | http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/25817/can-dry-ice-in-a-liquid-poison-you |
What year did mcdonalds start serving breakfast? | By 1976, McDonald's had served 20 billion hamburgers, and system wide sales exceeded $3 billion. The company pioneered breakfast fast food with the introduction of the Egg McMuffin in 1972 when market research indicated that a quick breakfast would be welcomed by consumers. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_McDonald's |
When will Pluto make a full orbit? | It takes the dwarf planet 248.09 Earth years to complete one orbit around the sun. Plug all that info into timeanddate.com's handy calculator, and we find that Pluto will complete its first full orbit since its discovery on Monday, March 23, 2178, just a few years after Neptune turns 2. | http://www.livescience.com/33390-pluto-first-complete-orbit.html |
Where do pineapples grow in the world? | The primary exporters of fresh pineapples in 2001 were Costa Rica, 322,000 tons; Côte d'Ivoire, 188,000 tons; and the Philippines, 135,000 tons. Since 2000, the most common fresh pineapple fruit found in U.S. and European supermarkets is a low-acid hybrid that was developed in Hawaii in the early 1970s. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple |
How many times did Jackie Robinson won the World Series? | He actually made more money on these tours than he did on his contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 25. Robinson played in six World Series, but only won one in 1955 against the New York Yankees in a seven game series. | http://mentalfloss.com/article/50059/42-facts-about-jackie-robinson |
Who is a cinematographer? | A cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematographer |
When was the first motion picture with sound? | Vitaphone, as this system was now called, was publicly introduced on August 6, 1926, with the premiere of the nearly three-hour-long Don Juan; the first feature-length movie to employ a synchronized sound system of any type throughout, its soundtrack contained a musical score and added sound effects, but no recorded ... | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_film |
What language is Chai? | In many Eurasian languages, chai or cha is the word for tea. This comes from the Persian چای chay, which originated from the Cantonese Chinese word for tea 茶 chá. (The English word 'tea', on the other hand, comes from the Teochew dialect of Chinese "teeh".) | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_chai |
Can Animals Dream? | In fact, they concluded that animals can have very complex dreams that include memories or replays of events that happened while they were awake. The researchers studied rats that had been trained to run on a track. They mapped and measured brain activity with electrodes while the rats were awake and running. | http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-animals-dream/ |
Where did Prince Charles and Diana live? | She was, however, as former wife of heir to the throne and mother of his sons, granted permission by the Queen to be known as Diana, Princess of Wales, and the given the right to live in Kensington Palace, remaining a member of the royal family. | http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/diana-spencer.html |
What does HMS stand for on a ship? | Naval prefixes came into use as abbreviations for longer titles, such as "His/Her Majesty's Ship" in the Royal Navy, abbreviated "H.M.S." and then "HMS". | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix |
How many bones does a horse have? | Generally, the horse has 205 bones (54 vertebral column, 36 ribs, 1 sternum, 34 skull, 40 front legs, 40 hindlegs). The number of tail coccygeal vertebrae is usually 18 but can also vary. | http://www.saddleright.com/SaddleRight2.html |
How many number 1 hits did Elvis Presley have? | Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one. | http://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/achievements.aspx |
Can you predict an earthquake? | No, and it is unlikely they will ever be able to predict them. Scientists have tried many different ways of predicting earthquakes, but none have been successful. On any particular fault, scientists know there will be another earthquake sometime in the future, but they have no way of telling when it will happen. | http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/eqscience.php |
What galaxy is the planet Earth in? | Earth is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way (called the Orion Arm) which lies about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the Galaxy. Here we are part of the Solar System - a group of eight planets, as well as numerous comets and asteroids and dwarf planets which orbit the Sun. | http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/62-What-is-Earth-s-location-in-space- |
How much is a Galleon in dollars? | Galleon or Gold-Galleon (ʛ) is the most valued coin of the wizarding currency. One Galleon is equal to 17 Sickles or 493 Knuts. Galleons are made of gold. In the late 20th century, the Galleon was also equivalent to £4.97 GBP, or $10.17 USD. | http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Galleon |
When did Ireland become divided? | The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 divided Ireland into two regions, the Irish Free State, given Commonwealth status and Northern Ireland which stayed part of the UK. Fiona Allison. The Anglo-Irish Treaty brought little peace to Ireland after its implementation: the Irish Free State plunged into civil war. | https://suite.io/fiona-allison/2xeq2ns |
Who accepted the lead role in drafting the Declaration of Independence? | In anticipation of this vote, the Congress selected a committee to draft a declaration of independence. The committee, composed of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, in turn instructed Thomas Jefferson to write the declaration. | http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/jefferson.htm |
Who was the first European to travel to China? | Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling. | http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/p/polo.shtml |
What is Linear B? | Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_B |
Which planet has the lowest and highest temperature? | Venus, the second closest plant to the Sun, has the highest average temperatures of any planet in our Solar System, regularly reaching temperatures over 460°C. Venus is so hot because of its proximity to the Sun and its thick atmosphere. | http://www.universetoday.com/35664/temperature-of-the-planets/ |
How many people are in the world right now? | According to the most recent United Nations estimates, the human population of the world is expected to reach 8 billion people in the spring of 2024. 7 Billion (2011) According to the United Nations, world population reached 7 Billion on October 31, 2011. | http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ |
When was the Constitution amended last? | Twenty-seventh Amendment, amendment (1992) to the Constitution of the United States that required any change to the rate of compensation for members of the U.S. Congress to take effect only after the subsequent election in the House of Representatives. | http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/611040/Twenty-seventh-Amendment |
How many timeouts do you get in college basketball? | In games which are broadcast on television, radio, or over the Internet, each team is granted one 60-second timeout and four 30-second timeouts per game in addition to the media timeouts each half. High school basketball allots five time outs per game, with three 60-second and two 30-second time outs. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-out_(sport) |
Who did Edgar Allan Poe marry and how old was he? | Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Eliza_Clemm_Poe |
Where did caesar salad get its name? | The salad's creation is generally attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini, an Italian immigrant who operated restaurants in Mexico and the United States. Cardini was living in San Diego but also working in Tijuana where he avoided the restrictions of Prohibition. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_salad |
How long is Milky Way? | The disk of the Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light years in diameter (one light year is about 9.5 x 1015 meters), but only about 1000 light years thick. Our Galaxy contains about 200 billion stars. | http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/980317b.html |
Who does the voices of the Chipmunks? | With Justin Long as Alvin, Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon, and Jesse McCartney as Theodore, it marks the first motion picture in which nobody related to Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. has performed as David or the Chipmunks. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks |
What player has won the most Stanley Cups? | Henri Richard holds the record for playing on the most Stanley Cup champions, winning 11 times in his career. During Richard's 20 years with the Montreal Canadiens from 1955- 56 to 1974-75, "The Pocket Rocket" never played more than four consecutive seasons without earning a new Stanley Cup ring. | http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=31103 |
How many time zones are there? | Given a 24-hour day and 360 degrees of longitude around the Earth, it is obvious that the world's standard time zones have to be 15 degrees wide, on average. Some sources claim there are 24 standard time zones, while others say there are 25 time zones. | http://www.timeanddate.com/time/time-zones-history.html |
Is sodium and salt the same thing? | Salt and sodium are not the same thing. "Salt" is the term commonly used for sodium chloride (NaCl) which is table salt. Sodium chloride is just 40% sodium and 60% chloride. One teaspoon of table salt contains 2,325 mg of sodium. | http://www.sharecare.com/health/high-blood-pressure/salt-sodium-same-thing |
What year was the first DVD released? | DVD's first year. On March 31, 1997, digital video disc (DVD) video players were first released for sale in the United States. Rather than marking the end of DVD's early troubles, however, it was only the start for new ones. | http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Editorial/Features/DVDs-first-year-8984.aspx |
Which one of the seven ancient wonders of the world is still standing? | The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World |
Do bees hear? | Honey bees do not have sensory organs that can pick up sounds that we can hear. They are very sensitive to vibrations. They feel us walking toward the nesting site before we get there. | http://beebiology.ucdavis.edu/FAQS/ |
How many operas did Beethoven write? | While he completed only one opera, Beethoven wrote vocal music throughout his life, including two Mass settings, other works for chorus and orchestra (in addition to the Ninth Symphony), arias, duets, art songs (lieder), and true song cycles. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Ludwig_van_Beethoven |
What animal smells like popcorn? | Binturongs smell like popcorn. Or popcorn smells like binturongs. I guess it depends on your perspective. Either way, when I stopped by the enclosure of the large, blue-grey bearcat at the San Diego Zoo last month, the warm, buttery scent was unmistakable. | http://www.wired.com/2012/01/why-your-popcorn-smells-like-a-bearcats-butt/ |
What does the MI in mi5 stand for? | "MI5/MI6" were the original designations when both organisations came under the War Office, now the MOD - "MI" stands for military intelligence. Their official names (acquired in the 30s) are the Security Service (MI5) and SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). | http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-20949,00.html |
Do they recycle social security numbers? | To date, 450+ million SSNs have been issued, but with just under 1 billion possible number combinations, there has never been a need to recycle numbers, and the SSA notes that it does "not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death." | http://gizmodo.com/what-happens-to-your-social-security-number-when-you-di-1652151816 |
Who was the first man to cross the Atlantic ocean? | On May 21, 1927, the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh was just 25 years old when he completed the trip. | http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/may-21-1927-charles-lindbergh-flies-solo-across-the-atlantic/ |
Where did the word dad come from? | Even the Oxford English Dictionary throws its hands up and admits “of the actual origin we have no evidence.” But, the OED continues, “the forms dada and tata, meaning 'father,' originating in infantile or childish speech, occur independently in many languages.” In other words, “dad” might come from baby ... | http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=49986 |
Do dogs have baby teeth like humans? | Like humans, dogs have two sets of teeth in their lives. The 28 baby teeth erupt through the gums between the third and sixth weeks of age. Puppies do not have to grind much food, so they do not have molars. Puppy teeth begin to shed and be replaced by permanent adult teeth at about four months of age. | http://www.canismajor.com/dog/teeth.html |
What year was the Chevelle made? | The Chevrolet Chevelle was a mid-sized automobile produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in three generations for the 1964 through 1977 model years. Part of the GM A-Body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful nameplates. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevelle |
Who was the tallest person in history? | The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow (USA) (born 6:30 a.m. at Alton, Illinois, USA on 22 February 1918), who when last measured on 27 June 1940, was found to be 2.72 m (8 ft 11.1 in) tall. | http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-3000/tallest-man-ever/ |
When did Mozart write his first symphony? | The Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K. 16, was written in 1764 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of eight years. By this time, he was already notable in Europe as a wunderkind performer, but had composed little music. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._1_(Mozart) |
What does the puff of air do at the eye doctor? | Based on your eye's resistance to the puff of air, the machine calculates your intraocular pressure (IOP). If you have high eye pressure, you may be at risk for or have glaucoma. Another type of glaucoma test is performed with an instrument called an applanation tonometer. | http://www.allaboutvision.com/eye-exam/expect.htm |
Where is bourbon made? | Whiskey may be made everywhere from Brooklyn to Scotland but in 1964, Congress declared bourbon "America's Native Spirit." That means to be called bourbon, it must be made in the U.S. But really, everyone knows that means Kentucky—95 percent of the world's bourbon is made in Kentucky. 6.) | http://www.cnbc.com/id/101051475 |
Which presidents lived in a log cabin? | According to most sources, these seven presidents were born in a log cabin (shown in this order above): Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and James Abram Garfield. | http://cobblestonefarm.org/index.php?section=history&content=can_you_name_them |
What does RSVP stand for in English? | RSVP is short for, "Respondez, s'il vous plait," which means, simply, "Please respond" in French. That means you should respond either way, whether you're able to make it or not. | http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-invitations/qa/what-does-rsvp-mean.aspx |
Which species is most closely related to humans? | Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and their extinct ancestors form a family of organisms known as the Hominidae. Researchers generally agree that among the living animals in this group, humans are most closely related to chimpanzees, judging from comparisons of anatomy and genetics. | http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-closely-related-are-h/ |
How many cups of tea are drunk in the UK? | As a nation, we in the UK drink 165 million cups of tea every day and about 70 million cups of coffee. For every cup of tea or coffee you drink, you take in around 200 mls of fluid, (depending on the size of your cup). | http://www.saga.co.uk/health/healthy-eating/tea-and-coffee-drink-to-your-health.aspx |
Who was the first man to fly around the world? | Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was a famed American aviator during the period known as the Golden Age of Aviation, the first pilot to fly solo around the world. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiley_Post |
How is hair produced and how does it grow? | Hair is made of a tough protein called keratin. A hair follicle anchors each hair into the skin. The hair bulb forms the base of the hair follicle. In the hair bulb, living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft. | http://www.m.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-the-hair |
How many teeth does a mouse have? | An adult mouse has 16 teeth which it uses for holding onto and chewing its food. Mice have one upper pair and one lower pair of incisors at the front of their mouths which mice uses to grip onto and bite their food. | http://a-z-animals.com/animals/mouse/ |
Who was the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? | While Joanne Woodward is often singled out as the first to receive a star on the Walk of Fame, in fact there was no "first" recipient; the original stars were installed as a continuous project, with no individual ceremonies. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame |
Who are the kings in a deck of cards? | The four kings, for example, are based on real rulers: the king of diamonds represents the wealthy Julius Caesar; the king of clubs is the brutal Alexander the Great; the king of spades represents the strong but kind David of Israel; and the king of Hearts represents the emotionally disturbed Charles VII of France. | http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/The_Suicide_King |
Where did the name New Zealand come from? | Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sighted New Zealand in 1642 and called it Staten Landt, supposing it was connected to a landmass of the same name at the southern tip of South America. In 1645 Dutch cartographers renamed the land Nova Zeelandia after the Dutch province of Zeeland. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand |
How many lakes are there in Finland? | There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 ares (500 square metres). Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Finland |
What kind of animals live in the desert? | There are coyotes, foxes, peccaries, tarantulas, scorpions, ring tailed cats, antelope, skunks, mule deer, boars, and in some places, lions and elephants. There is an abundance of small animals that support the deserts population of hawks, falcons, owls, roadrunners, buzzards, and eagles. | http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/desert4/desert4.html |
Where do kiwi fruit come from? | The kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry of a woody vine in the genus Actinidia. The shorthand kiwi is also in use, but is often avoided, especially in New Zealand, because of confusion with the bird or the informal name for New Zealanders. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit |
Why are the numbers on a dartboard in that order? | Answer: It was invented by a carpenter in Bury in 1896 called Brian Gamlin. If you go around the dart board adding up the differences between adjacent numbers – 20 and 1 for example – it would come to 198. The highest possible it could come to is 200, but it's well organised to reduce the chance of a lucky shot. | http://www.lbc.co.uk/why-are-dart-boards-numbered-like-that-7058 |
How many amps are in a bolt of lightning? | Most measurements have been in the range 5,000 to 20,000 amps but a famous strike just before the Apollo 15 launch in 1971 was measured at 100,000 amperes by magnetic links attached to the umbilical tower. Currents over 200,000 amps have been reported. | http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/lightning2.html |
How long are cats considered kittens? | The average kitten reaches sexual maturity around seven months of age. Many consider a cat to reach full "adulthood" around one year of age, and products labeled "kitten" are generally intended to be used for the feline's first year. | http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten |
Are reptiles related to dinosaurs? | Dinosaurs were warm-blooded reptiles: Mammal bone study sheds light on dinosaur physiology. Summary: A study with extant mammals refutes the hypothesis on which the assumption that dinosaurs were ectotherms was based. | http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120628130647.htm |
Where did the new york jets get their name? | New York Jets (1960-Present) Nickname: Named in 1963 after the Jets that flew overhead at Shea Stadium, their home starting in 1964 from nearby LaGuardia Airport. It also gave them a name that rhymed with Mets, who they shared Shea Stadium with at the time. | http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/nyj/jets.html |
Can lizards grow back limbs? | Limited regeneration of limbs occurs in most fishes and salamanders, and tail regeneration takes place in larval frogs and toads (but not adults). The whole limb of a Salamander or a Triton will grow again and again after amputation. In reptiles, Chelonians, crocodiles and snakes are unable to regenerate lost parts. | http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=1103 |
How far is Mars from the Sun? | At its farthest distance (aphelion), Mars is 154 million miles (249 million km) from the sun. At its closest (perihelion), Mars is 128 million miles (206 million km) distant. On average, the distance to Mars from the sun is 141 million miles (228 million km). | http://www.space.com/16875-how-far-away-is-mars.html |
Why are there 13 stripes on the US flag? | The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States |
What does PS stand for in a letter? | When Adding a Second “PS” at the End of a Letter, It's “PPS”, Not “PSS” This, of course, is because “PS” stands for “postscript”. This comes from the Latin “post scriptum” (sometimes written “postscriptum”), which translates to “written after”, or more to the point, “what comes after ... | http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/08/when-adding-a-second-ps-at-the-end-of-a-letter-its-pps-not-pss/ |
What does a lunar eclipse look like from Earth? | Lunar eclipses occur when Earth's shadow blocks the sun's light, which otherwise reflects off the moon. There are three types — total, partial and penumbral — with the most dramatic being a total lunar eclipse, in which Earth's shadow completely covers the moon. | http://www.space.com/15689-lunar-eclipses.html |
Who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic? | BBC History - Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic. Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic. More history from the BBC. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22561595 |
What is the average size of a newborn's head? | The average newborn's head circumference measures about 13 3⁄4 inches (35 cm), growing to about 15 inches (38 cm) by one month. Because boys tend to be slightly larger than girls, their heads are larger, though the average difference is less than 1⁄2 inch (1 cm). | http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/Pages/First-Month-Physical-Appearance-and-Growth.aspx |
Are all yellow tabby cats male? | Orange tabby cats are about 80/20 male to female. We have many female orange tabby cats in my practice. There is no monetary value, per se, associated with a female orange tabby cat. Calico and tortoiseshell cats, however, are almost always female. | http://www.catchannel.com/experts/arnold_plotnick/orange-tabby-male-cats-and-calico-female-cats.aspx |
Do bullets travel faster than the speed of sound? | Low-power handguns have muzzle velocities generally less than the speed of sound, while bullets fired from high-power handguns and from rifles have an initial speed faster than the speed of sound, meaning they are supersonic and thus can travel a substantial distance and even hit a target before a nearby observer hears ... | http://www.quora.com/Do-bullets-travel-faster-than-the-speed-of-sound-when-shot-from-a-gun-If-not-is-it-possible-If-they-do-what-gun-and-how-much-devastation-occurs |
What blood type works for everyone? | It's not entirely true that you can't use blood from someone who has a different blood type than you. Everyone can receive type O blood, the most common type in the US, as it has neither A nor B antigens on red cells (and both A and B antibody in the plasma). | http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/05/31/blood-types.aspx |
Which planet has the most oxygen? | Interestingly, there is also a lot of oxygen on Venus and Mars, which is perhaps not surprising, since they are the closest planets to Earth and probably formed in similar conditions. In their cases, however, most of the oxygen is there in the form of carbon dioxide. | http://yttriumj12.imascientist.org.uk/2012/07/04/why-is-there-no-oxygen-in-space-how-does-earth-have-oxygen-but-not-any-other-planets/ |
How high is the highest pyramid? | The pyramid of Khufu at Giza, Egypt, is the world's tallest. Also known as the Great Pyramid, it was 146.7 m (481.4 ft) high when completed around 4,500 years ago, but erosion and vandalism have reduced its height to 137.5 m (451.4 ft) high today. Khufu is also known as Cheops in Greek. | http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-11000/tallest-pyramid/ |