Post by Rhonda on Apr 24, 2008 2:29:31 GMT -5
How do prairie dogs communicate?
Communication within the prairie dog community is crucial to the creatures' survival. An appointed sentry, spotting a predator, will give a distinctive warning cry, which instantly sends all others grabbing up babies and scurrying to the safety of their burrows. An all-clear call later announces that danger is passed. Experts are fascinated by the prairie dogs' cooperative system.
Which was the first pop band to perform in Soviet Russia?
The first American pop group to tour the U.S.S.R. Was the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band during their 1977 concert tour.
Which nation has the biggest meateaters?
Argentineans eat more meat than any other nation in the world -- an average of 10 ounces per person per day.
How much do you spend on chocolate?
Consumers spend more than $7 billion a year on chocolate.
How much toxic waster do we produce?
In one year, Americans generate enough hazardous waste to fill the New Orleans Superdome 1,500 times over.
Can you tell a horse's sex from it's head?
You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.
When is something risible?
Something that is funny, or is able to or inclined to incite laughter, is "risible."
What unique ingredient can you get on a pizza in Iceland?
In Iceland, Domino's Pizza has a reindeer sausage pie on its menu.
How many people live in Greater Tokyo?
The area of Greater Tokyo -- meaning the city proper, its port, Yokohama, and the suburban prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa -- contains less than 4 percent of Japan’s land area but fully one-fourth of its 123-plus million people.
How did the poinsettia get its name?
The poinsettia flower is named after a 19th-century ambassador to Mexico, Joel R. Poinsett, who first brought the poinsettia plant to America.
How long would a Chinese mother breast feed?
In medieval China, it was not unusual for a mother to breast-feed a child until the child was seven years old.
When was Barnum's obit published?
Several weeks before he died in his sleep, on April 7, 1891, circus legend P.T. Barnum read his own obituary. "The New York Sun" newspaper, responding to Barnum's comment that the press only says nice things about people after they die, ran his obituary on the front page with the headline, "Great and Only Barnum — He Wanted to Read His Obituary — Here It Is."
Why did Drusus stop eating his favorite food?
Drusus Caesar, son of the Roman emperor Tiberius, so loved broccoli that he ate little else for more than a month. He only stopped when his urine turned green.
How many pigs played Babe?
Because baby pigs grow so quickly, a succession of 48 little pigs were used in the title role during the filming of the 1995 movie hit "Babe."
How much rice is used in beer?
A tenth of the 7 million tons of rice grown in the U.S. Each year goes into the making of beer.
Did they get away with the Brink's job?
Eleven days before the statute of limitations was to expire on the Brink's robbery in Boston, Massachusetts, that netted nearly $3 million in January 1950, one of the robbers confessed and betrayed his fellow robbers.
How did Liszt's image transform?
In 1838, composer Franz Liszt performed several concerts to aid Danube flood victims in Hungary. His philanthropy made him a celebrated figure in Hungary for a time. There was even talk of awarding him a Hungarian title, although nothing came of this. As time went on, Liszt's inflated ego and unabashed desire to be part of aristocratic society were gleefully lamthingyed and ridiculed in the Paris press, and he evolved into a 19th-century media joke.
Has a Native American ever been vice president?
One Native American has served as vice president of the United States. Charles Curtis of Kansas was Pres. Herbert Hoover’s vice president. Curtis's mother was a full-blooded member of the Kaw tribe.
Which is the oldest horse?
Today's oldest form of horse is the Przewalski, or Mongolian Wild Horse. Survivors of this breed were discovered in the Gobi Desert in 1881.
Why has the Statue of Liberty's arm crossed the ocean so often?
The right arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times. It first crossed for display at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and in New York, where money was raised for the foundation and pedestal. It was returned to Paris in 1882 to be reunited with the rest of the statue, which was then shipped back to the U.S.
Communication within the prairie dog community is crucial to the creatures' survival. An appointed sentry, spotting a predator, will give a distinctive warning cry, which instantly sends all others grabbing up babies and scurrying to the safety of their burrows. An all-clear call later announces that danger is passed. Experts are fascinated by the prairie dogs' cooperative system.
Which was the first pop band to perform in Soviet Russia?
The first American pop group to tour the U.S.S.R. Was the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band during their 1977 concert tour.
Which nation has the biggest meateaters?
Argentineans eat more meat than any other nation in the world -- an average of 10 ounces per person per day.
How much do you spend on chocolate?
Consumers spend more than $7 billion a year on chocolate.
How much toxic waster do we produce?
In one year, Americans generate enough hazardous waste to fill the New Orleans Superdome 1,500 times over.
Can you tell a horse's sex from it's head?
You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.
When is something risible?
Something that is funny, or is able to or inclined to incite laughter, is "risible."
What unique ingredient can you get on a pizza in Iceland?
In Iceland, Domino's Pizza has a reindeer sausage pie on its menu.
How many people live in Greater Tokyo?
The area of Greater Tokyo -- meaning the city proper, its port, Yokohama, and the suburban prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa -- contains less than 4 percent of Japan’s land area but fully one-fourth of its 123-plus million people.
How did the poinsettia get its name?
The poinsettia flower is named after a 19th-century ambassador to Mexico, Joel R. Poinsett, who first brought the poinsettia plant to America.
How long would a Chinese mother breast feed?
In medieval China, it was not unusual for a mother to breast-feed a child until the child was seven years old.
When was Barnum's obit published?
Several weeks before he died in his sleep, on April 7, 1891, circus legend P.T. Barnum read his own obituary. "The New York Sun" newspaper, responding to Barnum's comment that the press only says nice things about people after they die, ran his obituary on the front page with the headline, "Great and Only Barnum — He Wanted to Read His Obituary — Here It Is."
Why did Drusus stop eating his favorite food?
Drusus Caesar, son of the Roman emperor Tiberius, so loved broccoli that he ate little else for more than a month. He only stopped when his urine turned green.
How many pigs played Babe?
Because baby pigs grow so quickly, a succession of 48 little pigs were used in the title role during the filming of the 1995 movie hit "Babe."
How much rice is used in beer?
A tenth of the 7 million tons of rice grown in the U.S. Each year goes into the making of beer.
Did they get away with the Brink's job?
Eleven days before the statute of limitations was to expire on the Brink's robbery in Boston, Massachusetts, that netted nearly $3 million in January 1950, one of the robbers confessed and betrayed his fellow robbers.
How did Liszt's image transform?
In 1838, composer Franz Liszt performed several concerts to aid Danube flood victims in Hungary. His philanthropy made him a celebrated figure in Hungary for a time. There was even talk of awarding him a Hungarian title, although nothing came of this. As time went on, Liszt's inflated ego and unabashed desire to be part of aristocratic society were gleefully lamthingyed and ridiculed in the Paris press, and he evolved into a 19th-century media joke.
Has a Native American ever been vice president?
One Native American has served as vice president of the United States. Charles Curtis of Kansas was Pres. Herbert Hoover’s vice president. Curtis's mother was a full-blooded member of the Kaw tribe.
Which is the oldest horse?
Today's oldest form of horse is the Przewalski, or Mongolian Wild Horse. Survivors of this breed were discovered in the Gobi Desert in 1881.
Why has the Statue of Liberty's arm crossed the ocean so often?
The right arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times. It first crossed for display at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and in New York, where money was raised for the foundation and pedestal. It was returned to Paris in 1882 to be reunited with the rest of the statue, which was then shipped back to the U.S.