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There’s conjecture of how man and man’s best friend have influenced each
other’s development
Here's your next question:
Why do birds sitting on a power line all face the same direction?
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WonderQuest Top-Ten Questions (and
more)
2006
In the past month, readers read these questions most often:
 1.
Which way should a fan rotate during
which season?
A: Fans come with a forward and a reverse setting. When you click it to
"forward", the fan blows the air down. Standing under the fan, you will feel a ... |
2.
Can eye color change as we age?
A: Changing eye color baffles people. It’s the most-asked
question I get. Yes. Eye color can change as we age. It does so for 10 to
15% of the normal Caucasian population. These people’s eyes change slowly over
many years after they reach adolescence... |
 3.
What is the average size U.S. woman (and man)?
A: According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the
average U.S. woman is 5' 3.7" (162 cm) tall and weighs... |
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Why are blue
eyes blue?
5
Which animal has longest and which shortest lifespan?
6 Does
alcohol kill brain cells?
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Why are some Indian corn kernels colored?
8 What
is the most poisonous creature?
9.
How can I find a VCR Plus +®
code online?
10 Why do tattoos stay permanently? |
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11 Swamp coolers:
What the heck is a swamp cooler and how does it work? (Jack,
Washington D.C.) |
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12 Tsunami:
In
all my surfing at tsunami related sites, none of them could provide me data of
the highest tsunami ever recorded in human history. (Eran Gafni,
Israel)) |
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13 Rotten meat: Why are
predators unaffected by rotted meat? (Scott,
Tucson, Arizona) |
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14 Dogs: Why do dogs eat grass? (Michael, Washington D.C.) |
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15 AIDS: Can you catch AIDS
from a mosquito bite? (Jeannine, Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
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Love bugs:
I wonder why lovebugs became a problem in the 1970s, but I
haven't seen them in the last few years... Are they are no longer a problem?
-Jack W., Washington D.C.
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Fast tigers & human swimming speed & slightly salty rain:
What’s the average speed of a tiger? What’s the average speed of a human? How
fast do humans swim? (Steven, New York)
>> When the sun draws water from the ocean how come we don't get salt-water
rain? (Elliot, Swansea, South Carolina)
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Twins
DNA: April,
some of my friends here have been arguing about a DNA test of identical twins.
One says they should be identical; the other says they are different.
-T.M.H.,Webster,N.Y.
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Indian corn:
Why are some corn kernels colored? And why those particular colors?
(Jeannine, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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Wolves:
Do wolves and coyotes interbreed? Are there wolf-coyote hybrids?
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Chameleons: How do
they change color and know which color to change to?
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Ice cream:
Who first "invented" ice
cream and when?
--Bob, Anaheim, California
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Moon:
Years ago at a science club meeting, I asked why the Moon didn't rotate
and my question was dismissed with one word: "gravity".
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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Top 10 smartest animals & airline take off speeds & Casey at the bat:
If the chimp is the smartest animal, where does the dolphin stand in the
rankings? What are the top 10 smartest animals? —Drew, Oceanside, California
and Scott, Seattle, Washington
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What speed do large passenger jetliners usually build up to on the runway before
they take off? —Xyesret, United Kingdom
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In Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem, Casey at the Bat, two players are
referred to as a "hoodoo" and a "cake". Can you tell me what those terms mean
and where they come from? —Jesse, Petersburg, West Virginia
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Plant death: In the absence of clear life signs (respiration, circulation, etc.), how do botanists decide when a plant
is no longer living? For example, is a freshly picked rose considered dead?
(Ben R., Albuquerque, New
Mexico)
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Tickling:
What causes tickling? Why can't we tickle ourselves? (LMA, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
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