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Daily Trivia

What makes the Praying Mantis so special?

on Oct 21, 2024

Praying mantids are one of the few insects that can turn their heads. They have excellent vision, and hunt insects (and sometimes small vertebrates) by stealth and a rapid striking attack. No mantis is poisonous.

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How did the pea coat get its name?

Daily Trivia / October 20, 2024

A pea coat is actually a "jacket coat." The "pea" part of its name is from the Dutch word pij, which is a sailor's garment.

How many insects will a toad eat?

Daily Trivia / October 20, 2024

It is estimated that a single toad may catch and eat as many as 10,000 insects in the course of a summer.

What would you eat for a South Chinese breakfast?

Daily Trivia / October 19, 2024

A typical breakfast in South China would likely include rice porridge with slivers of fish, frog, or preserved egg. Also a breakfast favorite is hot soybean milk with onions.

Is Conan more than a big, dumb barbarian?

Daily Trivia / October 19, 2024

Absolutely -- Despite his brutish appearance, Conan uses his brain as well as his brawn. Due to his travels abroad, he has vast experience in other trades, especially the thiefly one; he is also a talented commander, ...Read More

Why don't Pringles break when they're in that can?

Daily Trivia / October 19, 2024

The Pringles saddle shape chip surface was modeled after, and can be described mathematically by, a hyperbolic paraboloid, which is a form of quadric. This shape is distinctive in that it is curved at all points along its ...Read More

How do honeybees navigate?

Daily Trivia / October 19, 2024

Honeybees navigate using the sun as a compass, even when it is hidden behind clouds - they find it via the polarization of ultraviolet light from areas of blue sky.