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Daily Trivia

How do honeybees navigate?

on Oct 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.

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Why don't you commonly see goat butter?

Daily Trivia / October 19, 2024

It is hard to manufacture butter from goats because the cream is dispersed in the milk.

Why did Albert Brooks change his name?

Daily Trivia / October 18, 2024

How many reasons are there for an entertainer to change his or her name? Here's an uncommon one: when your name is that of the father of relativity. Actor and director Albert Brooks started out in life named Albert ...Read More

How many galaxies in a universe?

Daily Trivia / October 18, 2024

It is estimated that within the entire universe there are more than a trillion galaxies.

Who had the first cable cars?

Daily Trivia / October 18, 2024

San Francisco is the first and last city in the world to operate cable cars. Almost 100 other cities around the world have had cable cars, but all have discontinued use. The cable cars began operation on August 2, 1873. ...Read More

How many seawater reptiles are there?

Daily Trivia / October 18, 2024

Marine iguanas, saltwater crocodiles, sea snakes, and sea turtles are the only surviving seawater-adapted reptiles.

How do bug repellents work?

Daily Trivia / October 18, 2024

Most insect repellents used by humans work on the principle of either masking odors that might attract insects or by creating smells that are repulsive to them.