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XIYUE INSTITUTE OF AI ALIGNMENT 1

Why is it called tin foil?

Foil made from a thin leaf of tin was commercially available before its aluminium counterpart. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, tin foil was in common use, and some people continue to refer to the new product by the name of the old one. Tin foil is stiffer than aluminium foil.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil

Are clouds made up of liquid or gas?

Clouds, snow, and rain are all made of up of some form of water. A cloud is comprised of tiny water droplets and/or ice crystals, a snowflake is an aggregate of many ice crystals, and rain is just liquid water. Water existing as a gas is called water vapor.

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/dvlp/wtr.rxml

Who was vice president during Lincoln's administration?

Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was the 15th Vice President of the United States (1861–1865), serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. He was the first Vice President from the Republican Party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Hamlin

When was the Odyssey created?

The consensus used to be that "the Iliad and the Odyssey date from around the 8th century BC, the Iliad being composed before the Odyssey, perhaps by some decades," i.e. earlier than Hesiod, the Iliad being the oldest work of Western literature.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer

What country does Easter Island belong to?

Country Profile, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Country Profile. Easter Island, a province of Chile, lies between the west coast of South America and Pitcairn Island, its nearest inhabited neighbour.

http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/easter_island/about_destin/country_profile.asp

Which month has the most sunlight in the northern hemisphere?

In the Northern Hemisphere, winter generally begins on December 21 or 22. This is the winter solstice, the day of the year with the shortest period of daylight. Summer begins on June 20 or 21, the summer solstice, which has the most daylight of any day in the year.

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/season/?ar_a=1

When was Thanksgiving made a National Holiday?

It has been celebrated as a federal holiday every year since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens", to be celebrated on the last Thursday in November.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)

Can a judge overturn a jury verdict in a criminal case?

The fact of the matter is that a judge is an expert on the law and the jury is not. The judge can overturn a guilty verdict and find the defendant not guilty, but not the other way around. Instead of overturning a guilty verdict, the judge can order a new trial.

http://www.andrewdstine.com/blog/2011/07/can-a-judge-overturn-a-jury-verdict/

What is the foam on the beach?

Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_foam

How long should you let your car run after jumping it?

If your car does start, let it run for a few minutes to help charge the battery further. Unhook the clamps in the reverse order of how you put them on. Be sure to drive your car for a minimum of 10-20 minutes before stopping again so the battery can continue to charge. Otherwise, you might need another jump start.

https://www.geico.com/information/publications/newsletter/2008/jump-start-vehicle/

How many people have ever lived on earth?

Others have estimated the number of human beings who have ever lived to be anywhere from 45 billion to 125 billion, with most estimates falling into the range of 90 to 110 billion humans.

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

When did the first astronauts land on the moon?

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

Where did the original inhabitants of North America come from?

The question of who colonized the Americas, and when, has long been hotly debated. Traditionally, Native Americans are believed to have descended from northeast Asia, arriving over a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska some 12,000 years ago and then migrating across North and South America.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0903_030903_bajaskull.html

How long would your DNA be if you stretch it out?

Each of us has 60 – 90 trillion cells so our DNA is very, very tiny when coiled up. If you could take it out of a cell and stretch it into a line, our DNA would be more than six feet long. That's almost two meters.

https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/dna-abcs

What was the original name for Snickers?

The bar was marketed under the name "Marathon" in the UK and Ireland until 19 July 1990, when Mars decided to align the UK product with the global Snickers name (Mars had marketed and discontinued an unrelated bar named Marathon in the United States during the 1970s).

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snickers

Who first proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

In the early 19th century, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed his theory of the transmutation of species, the first fully formed theory of evolution. In 1858, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace published a new evolutionary theory that was explained in detail in Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_evolutionary_thought

Which countries are loyal to the Queen?

United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. These are known as the 'Commonwealth Realms'.

http://www.monarchist.org.uk/the-commonwealth.html

Why do you cry when you cut onions?

When you cut an onion, it releases a gas called, ready for this, Propanethiol S-oxide. When mixed with certain enzymes in the onion, it creates a sulfur gas. These gases then get to your eyes and create a mild acid which irritates the eyes.

http://www.sciencebob.com/questions/q-onion_tears.php

What animal's name means river horse?

Word History The ancient Greeks gave the name hippopotamos to a big, barrel-shaped animal they saw in Africa. English, using the Latin spelling hippopotamus, has kept this name. It is a combination of the Greek words hippos, meaning "horse" and potamos, meaning "river."

http://www.wordcentral.com/cgi-bin/student?book=Student&va=hippopotamus

Can a goalkeeper score by throwing the ball?

The ball enters play as soon as the goalkeeper throws/kicks it. Once the ball is in play, and is made to cross the goal line legitimately, a goal is given against the team whose goal line the ball crosses. There's no rule stating that a goalkeeper can't score directly from a kick or a throw.

http://www.quora.com/In-soccer-can-the-goalie-score-by-throwing-the-ball-into-the-other-goal

Is Mt Everest the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest is the highest, but the tallest is actually Mauna Kea in Hawaii. This is because 'highest' is defined as a measure of mean sea level to summit, while 'tallest' is a measurement from the bottom of the mountain to the top. From it's base to it's tip, Mauna Kea measures 33,465 feet.

http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/07/21/mount-everest-is-not-the-tallest-mountain/

Do lobsters have green blood?

A. Yes, a clear or white blood with a slight bluish tint is pumped through the body of the lobster by the heart. The blue tint is caused by copper, which is used as the oxygen carrier in the blood. Human's red colored blood is due to iron being the oxygen carrier.

http://chilipaper.com/FWharf/Lobster/Lobster_FAQ/lobster_faq.htm

What time period does Indiana Jones take place in?

Steven Spielberg's first sequel, though technically a prequel, as 'Temple of Doom' takes place in 1935, before Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) taking place in 1936, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) in 1938, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) in 1957.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0087469/trivia

What does haze gray and underway mean?

Haze gray and underway is a United States Navy saying that refers to surface ships in arduous duty at sea, in contrast to submarines or naval units in ceremonial roles or in port. It is a term of tribal pride and identification, e.g. surface ship crew use it to distinguish themselves from submarine crew.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haze_gray_and_underway

Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world in area (if Lakes Michigan and Huron are taken separately; see Lake Michigan–Huron), and the third largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Superior

When was the largest pyramid built?

The pharaoh Sneferu built this pyramid for his son, Khufu, in 2540 B.C. It was built from millions of blocks of limestone and granite. There are also two smaller pyramids in Giza built for Khufu's son and his grandson. This was the last great pyramid built.

http://discoverykids.com/articles/which-is-the-largest-pyramid-in-the-world/

How many square miles is Alaska land area?

Alaska is the largest state in the United States in land area at 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km2), over twice the size of Texas, the next largest state. Alaska is larger than all but 18 sovereign countries.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska

What is the natural color of rubber?

The Natural Color of Rubber is White. Rubber is made black by adding various chemicals, such as carbon black. This isn't just for cosmetic reasons, but because adding chemicals like carbon black to the rubber drastically increases desirable qualities of the rubber.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/12/the-natural-color-of-rubber-is-white/

What percentage of your bones are in your feet?

The human foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles and tendons. The 52 bones in your feet make up about 25 percent of all the bones in your body.

http://m.arcamax.com/knowledge/trivia/s-120859-363782

What NFL team does not have a logo on their helmet?

The St. Louis Rams were the first NFL team to put logos on their helmets, and as of 2014 the Cleveland Browns are the only NFL team not using any form of primary logo on its helmets. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only NFL team that puts its logo on only one side of the helmet (the right side).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_helmet

How many times a day do people lie?

The hard-to-believe figure, which of course includes the many innocent “white lies” we hear each day, was given further credence in a 2002 study by Robert Feldman of the University of Massachusetts, who found that on average, people told two to three lies in a ten-minute conversation.

http://liespotting.com/2010/06/10-research-findings-about-deception-that-will-blow-your-mind/

Why do birds go south for the winter?

Whether or not a bird flies south for the winter depends a lot on what food the species eats. During our winters, many food sources, such as flying insects and nectar, are not available. Species that depend on these food sources must fly south to survive.

http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/2008/03/professor/01/

Which drink is made from a relative of the lily?

Real tequila is made from the blue agave plant, a relative of the lily family. Blue agave can take anywhere from 6 to 12 years to fully mature.

http://www.margs.com/downloads/menus/61

Is a lightning bolt hotter than the sun?

Lightning is 5 times hotter than the sun. Lighting can reach temperatures of 30,000 kelvins (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit). Compare that to the surface of the sun, 6,000 kelvins (10,340 degrees Fahrenheit).

http://mobile.omgfacts.com/Science/Lightning-is-5-times-hotter-than-the-sun/5698

What causes your heart to beat?

The electrical system of your heart is the power source that makes this possible. The impulse starts in a small bundle of specialized cells located in the right atrium, called the SA node. The electrical activity spreads through the walls of the atria and causes them to contract. This forces blood into the ventricles.

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/heart-blood-vessels/how-does-heart-beat

What does hoorah mean in the military?

Oorah is a battle cry common in the United States Marine Corps since the mid-20th century. It is comparable to hooah in the US Army and hooyah in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. It is most commonly used to respond to a verbal greeting or as an expression of enthusiasm.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oorah_(Marines)

Which state holds the record for the highest temperature in the United States?

Greenland Ranch, California, with 134°F on July 10, 1913, holds the record for the highest temperature ever officially recorded in the United States. This station is located in barren Death Valley which is about 140 mi long and 4–16 mi wide and runs north and south in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada.

http://www.weatherexplained.com/Vol-1/Record-Setting-Weather.html

Is there a difference between a pig and a hog?

In the United States, the term "pig" refers to a younger domesticated swine weighing less than 120 pounds (50 kilograms), and the term "hog" refers to older swine weighing more than 120 lbs. In Great Britain all domesticated swine are referred to as pigs.

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/40672/differences-between-pig-and-hog

How much do all your bones weigh?

The total weight of your bones will depends on how much your entire body weighs. Your bones will make up about 15% of your total body weight. So if you weigh 100 lbs your bones weigh about 15lbs.

http://answers.reference.com/wellness/misc/how_much_do_human_bones_weigh

How many colors are in the spectrum of visible light?

Newton divided the spectrum into seven named colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum

What is a powder monkey?

A powder boy or powder monkey manned naval artillery guns as a member of a warship's crew, primarily during the Age of Sail. His chief role was to ferry gunpowder from the powder magazine in the ship's hold to the artillery pieces, either in bulk or as cartridges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_monkey

What animals eat spiders?

Because they are small, spiders have many enemies. Larger animals, such as birds, toads, lizards and monkeys, hunt them. But they are also used as food by many smaller creatures. Ticks will attach themselves to a spider and eat away at it for a long time while the spider goes about its business.

http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/facts09.htm

When did Lindbergh cross the Atlantic?

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/

Which moon in the solar system has active volcanoes?

Jupiter's Moon Io - The Most Active. Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system. This surprises most people because Io's great distance from the sun and its icy surface make it seem like a very cold place.

http://geology.com/articles/active-volcanoes-solar-system.shtml

How many Christmas presents are in the 12 days?

The answer is not 78 but 364, almost one for every day of the year. On day one, the character in the song gets a single present (a partridge in a pear tree). But on day two, the beneficiary receives a new present (a pair of turtle doves) plus another partridge in a pear tree.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/twelvedayssong.html

When did Walt Disney World open?

Walt Disney World. The Walt Disney World Resort, informally known as Walt Disney World or simply Disney World, is an entertainment complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The resort opened on October 1, 1971 and is the most visited attraction in the world, with attendance of 52.5 million annually.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World

Who measured the speed of light?

The first true measurement of light-speed came in 1676 by a fellow named Olaf Roemer. He noted that the time elapsed between eclipses of Jupiter with its moons became shorter as the Earth moved closer to Jupiter and became longer as the Earth and Jupiter drew farther apart.

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=269

Why are objects in the mirror closer?

Here's a case for saying that objects in the mirror are closer than they appear: The mirror is slightly convex so as to give the driver a wider field of view. As a result, the expanse of mirror reflecting light from the object into my eye is smaller than the expanse would be if the mirror were flat.

http://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2010/12/objects-in-mirror-are-closer-than-they.html?m=1

Where does duck billed platypus live?

The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) also known as the duck-billed platypus is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

Who invented the first pay phone?

The first pay phone was invented in 1889 and by 1902, there were over 81,000 pay telephones in the United States. In 1889, the first public coin telephone was installed by inventor William Gray at a bank in Hartford, Conn.

http://pomo.cca.edu/~achou/payphone_code/transition/firstpayphone.html

Which is the smallest country in the world?

Based on landmass, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan. Situated on the western bank of the Tiber River, Vatican City's two-mile border is landlocked by Italy.

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-is-the-smallest-country-in-the-world

How old was Marie Antoinette when she married King Louis?

Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1755, Archduchess Marie Antoinette was the 15th and last child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and the powerful Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa. 2. She was only 14 years old when she married the future Louis XVI.

http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-marie-antoinette

How long did it take to get to the moon in 1969?

It took Apollo 11, that's the spaceship that carried Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin to the moon in 1969, 4 days 6 hours and 45 minutes to get to the moon. They took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:32 pm on 7/16/1969, and the lunar module landed on the moon at 8:17 pm on 7/20/1969.

http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=1702

When did West Virginia separate from Virginia?

The new state was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key Civil War border state. West Virginia was the only state to form by seceding from a Confederate state and was one of two states formed during the American Civil War (the other being Nevada, which separated from Utah Territory).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia

How many KFC restaurants are there in the world?

By December 2013, there were 18,875 KFC outlets in 118 countries and territories around the world. There are 4,563 outlets in China, 4,491 in the United States, and 9,821 across the rest of the world. Outlets are owned by franchisees or directly by the company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC

What color is a giraffe's tongue?

The colour of the tongue is best described as black, blue or purple with a pink base/back (see photo below). It is generally assumed that the front part of the tongue has such dark colouration to protect it during frequent sun exposure while eating and prevent the tongue from getting sunburned.

http://www.giraffeconservation.org/giraffe_facts.php?pgid=12

Are Franklin and Theodore related?

Roosevelt: Theodore and Franklin Share Name, Distantly Related. While many Americans may assume that President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) was the son of Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), the two former presidents who led the country three decades apart were actually fifth cousins.

http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/roosevelt-theodore-franklin-related/2014/09/29/id/592404/

How many miles per hour does the earth move around the sun?

The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 25,000 miles. The Earth rotates in about 24 hours. Therefore, if you were to hang above the surface of the Earth at the equator without moving, you would see 25,000 miles pass by in 24 hours, at a speed of 25000/24 or just over 1000 miles per hour.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970401c.html

How old was the oldest man to live?

Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman. The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/123-year-old-bolivian-man-oldest-living-person-ever-documented-f6C10934840

Which month was named after the god of beginnings and endings?

January: Later, Pompilius added another month to the beginning of the year and named it January after Janus, the God of beginnings and endings. In 1582, Pope Gregory adjusted the calendar, so most western nations began celebrating the start of the year on January 1.

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-did-the-months-of-the-year-get-their-names/

What causes a rainbow to appear?

A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by both reflection and refraction of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

What year did the undertaker win the royal rumble?

The Undertaker and John Cena are the only two Superstars that have entered the Royal Rumble Match at No. 30 and won. These victories also occurred back-to-back in 2007 and 2008, respectively.

http://www.wwe.com/inside/facts/john-cena-undertaker-royal-rumble-victories

Who were the first three men to walk on the moon?

Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had to come back to Earth safely. Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/first-person-on-moon.html

Why do golfers yell 4?

Yelling "fore" is simply a shorter way to yell "watch out ahead" (or "watch out before"). It allows golfers to be forewarned, in other words. Any golfer who hits an errant shot that sends their golf ball hurtling toward golfers ahead should yell out "fore" as a warning.

http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/hist_fore.htm

When did they ban tobacco commercials?

In 1970, Congress took their anti-smoking initiative one step further and passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio starting on January 2, 1971.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_advertising

When did Razzles candy come out?

Originally introduced in 1966, with an advertising slogan and jingle of, "First it's a candy, then it's a gum. Little round Razzles are so much fun." The original flavor was raspberry. They were named after a fictional flavor, Razzleberry, that was planned but never panned out.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razzles

Who has been in the most movies?

Mel Blanc performed in 709 films, not including over 100 TV movies and video productions. He also had 81 uncredited voice parts in films. Right behind Mel Blanc on the IMDB's list of most prolific actors is Adoor Bhasi. Before his death in 1990, Bhasi was featured in 549 films.

http://www.quora.com/What-actor-actress-has-done-the-most-movies

What country is the first to see a new day?

According to the clock, the first areas to experience a new day and a New Year are islands that use UTC+14, the Line Islands, and in the southern summer also Samoa. The first major city is Auckland, New Zealand. The areas that are the first to see the daylight of a new day vary by the season.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Date_Line

Who is King Hrothgar?

Hrothgar is the king of the Spear-Danes when Beowulf arrives in their land, ready to fight the demon Grendel. Many years earlier, Hrothgar paid money to the Wulfings to resolve a blood feud they had with Ecgtheow, Beowulf's father.

http://www.shmoop.com/beowulf/king-hrothgar.html

Why do our teeth chatter when we are cold?

When it's cold outside and your body temperature starts to drop, the hypothalamus sends a message to your body that it needs to warm up. One way it does that is through your muscles, which generate heat by shivering. Teeth chattering is just a form of shivering.

http://www.everwell.com/fun/stump_the_doc/teeth_chattering.php

Who were the first astronauts to land on the moon?

Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/first-person-on-moon.html

When does The Hunchback of Notre Dame take place?

The story begins on Epiphany (6 January), 1482, the day of the Feast of Fools in Paris, France. Quasimodo, a deformed hunchback who is the bell-ringer of Notre Dame, is introduced by his crowning as the Pope of Fools.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame

What movie is Princess Aurora from?

Princess Aurora (alias Briar Rose) is a fictional character and the title character of Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, who is based from "The Beauty sleeping in the Wood" by Charles Perrault, published in 1697.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(Disney)

Which unit of measure is the longest?

Parsec. A parsec is the distance from the Sun to an astronomical object that has a parallax angle of one arcsecond. (the diagram is not to scale). A parsec (symbol: pc) is an astronomical unit of length used to measure distances to objects outside the Solar System.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec

How many times is scotch distilled?

Traditionally, the Scotch whisky is distilled twice and the Irish whiskey three times. For this reason, the Irish claim their whiskey is a smoother and purer whiskey.

http://www.probrewer.com/library/distilling/whiskey/

How many tennis balls are used in Wimbledon?

Wimbledon organisers lose 50 tennis balls every day with many taken by fans who want a memento. Some 54,000 stamped Slazenger balls are ordered for the two-week Championships with almost 2,000 used every day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9375188/Wimbledon-2012-new-balls-please-as-fans-take-50-a-day-for-souvenirs.html

When did the elephant bird become extinct?

Madagascar's giant, flightless elephant birds were once a common sight on the island, certainly up until the 17th century. It is generally believed that the elephant bird's extinction resulted from human activity, perhaps not surprising when one of their giant eggs would have fed an entire family.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/elephant_bird

What was Mr Big real name?

Mr. Big aka John James Preston (born April 7, 1955) is a fictional character in the HBO series Sex and the City, portrayed by Chris Noth. The character's name is not revealed in the series until the last episode, when his first name is revealed to be John.

http://sexandthecity.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Big

Who were the astronauts that went to the moon?

Besides Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – who were the first two astronauts to leave their bootprints on the Moon — there were also Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan, and Harrison Schmitt.

http://www.universetoday.com/55512/how-many-people-have-walked-on-the-moon/

What was the original capital of Pennsylvania?

It is also the main building of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex. The seat of government for the state was originally in Philadelphia, then was relocated to Lancaster in 1799 and finally to Harrisburg in 1812.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Capitol

How many bones are in the human skeleton?

The human skeleton consists of 206 bones. We are actually born with more bones (about 300), but many fuse together as a child grows up.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml

How long are you supposed to nap?

Taking Naps. A nap should be about fifteen to thirty minutes in duration. If you nap longer than thirty minutes your body lapses into delta, or deep, sleep. Delta sleep is difficult to wake from and if interrupted or just completed, can leave you feeling terribly groggy.

http://www.youbeauty.com/sleep/nap-length

What do you call a male bee?

Drones are male honey bees which are the product of an unfertilized egg. Unlike the female worker bee, drones do not have stingers and do not participate in nectar and pollen gathering. A drones' primary role is to mate with a fertile queen.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_(bee)

How much of the earth's fresh water is in ice sheets and glaciers?

As these charts and the data table show, the amount of water locked up in ice and snow is only about 1.7 percent of all water on Earth, but the majority of total freshwater on Earth, about 68.7 percent, is held in ice caps and glaciers.

http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycleice.html

Where were mojitos invented?

The mojito was born on the island of Cuba and is one of the nation's oldest cocktails. The drink has a disputed history. Some say the drink was developed in the 1500's when the famed explorer Sir Francis Drake landed in the city of Havana, in order to sack the city of its gold.

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall12/araujo_J/history.html

Can trees explode from freezing?

Cold weather will cause some trees to explode by freezing the sap, because it contains water, which expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_tree

How many pandas are there in the United States?

There are 12 giant pandas in captivity in the United States, housed at the zoos in Atlanta, Memphis, San Diego and Washington. Zoo Atlanta and the San Diego Zoo have two cubs each. The youngest cub was born in San Diego in July.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/us/newborn-panda-cub-dies-at-national-zoo.html

What does it mean to throw the baby out with the bathwater?

Throw out the baby with the bath water is an idiomatic expression and a concept used to suggest an avoidable error in which something good is eliminated when trying to get rid of something bad, or in other words, rejecting the essential along with the inessential.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throw_out_the_baby_with_the_bath_water

How often do we get a full moon?

The modern day definition of a Blue Moon is when there are 2 full moons in one Month. A full moon occurs roughly every 29.5 days and on the rare occasions when the full moon falls at the very beginning of a month there is a good chance a Blue Moon will occur at the end of the month.

http://moongiant.com/Blue_Moon_Calendar.php

Where does a chicken nugget come from?

The chicken nugget was invented in the 1950s by Robert C. Baker, a food science professor at Cornell University, and published as unpatented academic work. Dr. Baker's innovations made it possible to form chicken nuggets in any shape.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_nugget

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

"Bookkeeper" and "bookkeeping" and "sweet-toothed" have three consecutive sets of double letters. Others are "deer-reeve," "feed-door," "heel-loop," "hoof-footed," "hoot-toot," "keek-keek," "Soonnee," "toot-toot," "veneer-room," and "wood-deer."

http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/t52.html

How many republics were in the soviet union?

In the final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union officially consisted of fifteen Soviet Socialist Republics (SSRs). All of them, with the exception of the Russian Federation (until 1990), had their own local party chapters of the All-Union Communist Party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union

How did the city of Atlanta get its name?

Gov. Lumpkin asked them to name it after his daughter, instead, and Terminus became Marthasville. In 1845, the Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad, (J. Edgar Thomson) suggested that Marthasville be renamed to "Atlantica-Pacifica", which was quickly shortened to "Atlanta."

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Atlanta

How long does it take to get a sunburn?

Sunburn can occur in less than 15 minutes, and in seconds when exposed to non-shielded welding arcs or other sources of intense ultraviolet light. Nevertheless, the inflicted harm is often not immediately obvious. After the exposure, skin may turn red in as little as 30 minutes but most often takes 2 to 6 hours.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunburn

Is bacon red meat or white meat?

BACON, the Best Red Meat. Pork is classified a "red" meat because it contains more myoglobin than chicken or fish. Pork is classed as "livestock" along with veal, lamb and beef. All livestock are considered "red meat."

https://m.facebook.com/pages/BACON-the-Best-Red-Meat/127300470620180

What NFL team won back to back Super Bowls twice?

The record for consecutive wins is two and is shared by seven franchises: the 1966–67 Green Bay Packers, the 1972–73 Miami Dolphins, the 1974–75 and 1978–79 Pittsburgh Steelers (the only team to accomplish this feat twice), the 1988–89 San Francisco 49ers, the 1992–93 Dallas Cowboys, the 1997–98 Denver ...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions

What is the significance of black eyed peas for New Years?

* For the best chance of luck every day in the new year, eat 365 black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. * When served with greens (collards, mustard or turnip), black-eyed peas represent coins and greens represent paper money. * Cornbread, often served with black-eyed peas and greens, represents gold.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2014/dec/31/beansngreens/280269/

Which US state was named by Sir Walter Raleigh after the unmarried Queen Elizabeth I?

In 1587 he explored from North Carolina to present-day Florida, naming the region Virginia in honor of Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen." In 1587 Raleigh sent an ill-fated second expedition of colonists to Roanoke. In 1588 he took part in the victory over the Spanish Armada.

http://www.biography.com/people/walter-raleigh-9450901

Why do quarterbacks lift their leg before the snap?

A QB can lift his leg in both the shotgun formation as well as from under center. In the shotgun, generally, it's a timing cue for the center to snap the ball. When the QB is under center, the leg lift is generally indicating to players who are split wide in the formation that they can start "in motion".

http://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-American-football-quarterbacks-briefly-lift-their-leg-before-taking-the-snap

Who were the Dutch settlers in Africa?

Dutch settlement in South Africa began in March 1647, the Dutch ship Nieuwe Haarlem, wrecked at the Cape. The shipwreck victims built a small fort named "Sand Fort of the Cape of Good Hope". They stayed for nearly one year and were rescued by a fleet of 12 ships under the command of W.G. de Jong.

http://www.geni.com/projects/South-African-Settlers-Dutch/9704