By: Deanna Mascle
Question: Which is stronger -- concrete or bone?
Answer: Bone
Useless Fact: Human bones can actually resist 40 times more stress than
concrete. Don't believe it is true? Then picture a piece of concrete the
size of a bone and imagine how easily it would break.
Question: What bird lays its egg in another bird's nest?
Answer: Cuckoo, Cowbird, Whyda, Honeyguide and Black-headed Duck
Useless Fact: These birds,
called brood parasites, lay their eggs in another bird's nest and let the
other bird parents feed and raise their chicks. The "egg abandoner" is then
free to mate again and lay more eggs in another nest. The cuckoo is the best
known brood parasite and an expert in the art of cruel deception. Its
strategy involves stealth, surprise and speed. The mother removes one egg
laid by the host mother, lays her own and flies off with the host egg in her
bill. The whole process takes barely ten seconds.
Cuckoos parasitize the
nests of a large variety of bird species and carefully mimic the color and
pattern of their own eggs to match that of their hosts. Each female cuckoo
specializes on one particular host species. How the cuckoo manages to lay
eggs to imitate each host's eggs so accurately is one of nature's main
mysteries.
Question: What is the largest invertebrate?
Answer: Colossal Squid
Useless Fact: A species of squid reported to be significantly larger than
the giant squid, is called the Colossal squid, officially named
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. In February 2007 a live colossal squid was
brought to the surface in
Antarctic waters
by a New Zealand fishing boat. This enormous squid, which was determined to
be a male of the species, was 10 meters (32.8 feet), and weighed 450
kilograms (992 pounds), making it the largest squid (the largest
invertebrate) ever captured. What is even more astonishing is that, from
what scientists know about squid species in general, there is great sexual
dimorphism in squids, with females being significantly larger than the
males. If that holds true for the Colossal squid, this male specimen that
was captured could very well be dwarfed by a much larger female of the
species.
Question: What does the first letter of a radio station's call sign mean?
Answer: The location of the station
Useless Fact: Generally, in the United States, call signs begin with K west of the Mississippi River, and W to the east.
Question: Where was the first McD0nald's located?
Answer: Arcadia, California
Useless Fact: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open a hot dog stand called the
Air dome in Arcadia, California. In 1940, the brothers move to San Bernardino, California, on
Route 66. After noting that almost all of their profits came from
hamburgers, the brothers close down the restaurant for several months in
1948 to implement their innovative "Speedee Service System", a streamlined
assembly line for hamburgers.
Question: What is the largest insect?
Answer: Acteon Beetle or Longhorn Beetle
Useless Fact: There are different ways of measuring the size of an insect,
most people would consider the largest insect to be the bulkiest and in that
case the largest insect is the Acteaeom Beetle from South America. The male beetles can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick. If you want to measure largest by overall size,
check out the South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) these
giants can be over 16cms in body length (not including antennae) One other
beetle, Dynastes hercules is also well known for reaching 16cms in length
though it is not nearly as heavy. The longest insect in the world is the
Stick-Insect (Pharnacia serritypes), the females of which can be over 36cm
long.
Answer: Bone
Useless Fact: Human bones can actually resist 40 times more stress than
concrete. Don't believe it is true? Then picture a piece of concrete the
size of a bone and imagine how easily it would break.
Question: What bird lays its egg in another bird's nest?
Answer: Cuckoo, Cowbird, Whyda, Honeyguide and Black-headed Duck
Useless Fact: These birds,
called brood parasites, lay their eggs in another bird's nest and let the
other bird parents feed and raise their chicks. The "egg abandoner" is then
free to mate again and lay more eggs in another nest. The cuckoo is the best
known brood parasite and an expert in the art of cruel deception. Its
strategy involves stealth, surprise and speed. The mother removes one egg
laid by the host mother, lays her own and flies off with the host egg in her
bill. The whole process takes barely ten seconds.
Cuckoos parasitize the
nests of a large variety of bird species and carefully mimic the color and
pattern of their own eggs to match that of their hosts. Each female cuckoo
specializes on one particular host species. How the cuckoo manages to lay
eggs to imitate each host's eggs so accurately is one of nature's main
mysteries.
Question: What is the largest invertebrate?
Answer: Colossal Squid
Useless Fact: A species of squid reported to be significantly larger than
the giant squid, is called the Colossal squid, officially named
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. In February 2007 a live colossal squid was
brought to the surface in
Antarctic waters
by a New Zealand fishing boat. This enormous squid, which was determined to
be a male of the species, was 10 meters (32.8 feet), and weighed 450
kilograms (992 pounds), making it the largest squid (the largest
invertebrate) ever captured. What is even more astonishing is that, from
what scientists know about squid species in general, there is great sexual
dimorphism in squids, with females being significantly larger than the
males. If that holds true for the Colossal squid, this male specimen that
was captured could very well be dwarfed by a much larger female of the
species.
Question: What does the first letter of a radio station's call sign mean?
Answer: The location of the station
Useless Fact: Generally, in the United States, call signs begin with K west of the Mississippi River, and W to the east.
Question: Where was the first McD0nald's located?
Answer: Arcadia, California
Useless Fact: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open a hot dog stand called the
Air dome in Arcadia, California. In 1940, the brothers move to San Bernardino, California, on
Route 66. After noting that almost all of their profits came from
hamburgers, the brothers close down the restaurant for several months in
1948 to implement their innovative "Speedee Service System", a streamlined
assembly line for hamburgers.
Question: What is the largest insect?
Answer: Acteon Beetle or Longhorn Beetle
Useless Fact: There are different ways of measuring the size of an insect,
most people would consider the largest insect to be the bulkiest and in that
case the largest insect is the Acteaeom Beetle from South America. The male beetles can be 9cms long by 5cms wide by 4cms thick. If you want to measure largest by overall size,
check out the South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) these
giants can be over 16cms in body length (not including antennae) One other
beetle, Dynastes hercules is also well known for reaching 16cms in length
though it is not nearly as heavy. The longest insect in the world is the
Stick-Insect (Pharnacia serritypes), the females of which can be over 36cm
long.
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