Question of the Day
What is it about? I have questions, lots of them, and so I figured that I would try and find the answers. No heavy stuff like "where do we come from" and all that blah blah, just menial little things that pop into my head. Since I think of them, I imagine that there's more than one person out there wondering as well.
So the section will be called "Question of the Day". Either you send me a question -silly or simple, or not- and I'll do my best to find an answer, or I'll just answer whatever thing I come up with.
Nov. 24:
Do NYC squirrels have rabies?
Nope. Parasites yes, but not rabies.
Nov. 25:
Why is the day divided in 24 hours?
It started being so 4,000 years ago, based on star patterns.
Nov. 27:
Did you know that it takes less muscles to smile than to frown?
We use 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. Go to the Muscle Facts section here.
Dec. 1:
Do you know where the word "Marmalade" comes from?
It's a Portuguese word! read up.
Jan 1:
How many time-zones welcomed the New Year and who were the last to bid farewell to 2006?
37 time-zones celebrated, and American Samoa was among the last. Take a look at the map.
What is it about? I have questions, lots of them, and so I figured that I would try and find the answers. No heavy stuff like "where do we come from" and all that blah blah, just menial little things that pop into my head. Since I think of them, I imagine that there's more than one person out there wondering as well.
So the section will be called "Question of the Day". Either you send me a question -silly or simple, or not- and I'll do my best to find an answer, or I'll just answer whatever thing I come up with.
In here I'll keep archives of previous questions.
Nov. 24:
Do NYC squirrels have rabies?
Nope. Parasites yes, but not rabies.
Nov. 25:
Why is the day divided in 24 hours?
It started being so 4,000 years ago, based on star patterns.
Nov. 27:
Did you know that it takes less muscles to smile than to frown?
We use 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. Go to the Muscle Facts section here.
Dec. 1:
Do you know where the word "Marmalade" comes from?
It's a Portuguese word! read up.
Jan 1:
How many time-zones welcomed the New Year and who were the last to bid farewell to 2006?
37 time-zones celebrated, and American Samoa was among the last. Take a look at the map.
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