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Daily Trivia

What is that white stuff that life guards wear on their noses?

on Oct 3, 2024

It's zinc oxide or titanium oxide and it's the only sun protector that provides complete protection. It doesn't just absorb sunlight, it physically blocks the light. But you'd look pretty silly smearing it all over your body.

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What does starch do in paper?

Daily Trivia / October 03, 2024

Starch is used as a binder in the production of paper. It is the use of a starch coating that controls ink penetration when printing. Cheaper papers do not use as much starch, and this is why your elbows get black when you...Read More

Is an emerald worth more than a diamond?

Daily Trivia / October 02, 2024

While diamonds are usually considered the most precious of stones, a large, near flawless emerald is worth considerably more than a diamond of the same size.

Why is there no dwarf named 'Biggy-Wiggy?'

Daily Trivia / October 02, 2024

No one can say just when Walt Disney began to think about undertaking his biggest project to date, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but by the summer of 1934, his ideas were beginning to take concrete form. An exploratory ...Read More

How does a snake hear?

Daily Trivia / October 02, 2024

A snake has no ears. However, its tongue is extremely sensitive to sound vibrations. By constantly flicking its tongue, the snake picks up these sound waves. In this sense, a snake "hears" with its tongue.