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24006. What animal eats with its tail?

24007. My uncle Raphael bought a coin at a fle market for 10 dollars. The coin has the head of Emporer Augustus and is dated 27 B.C. The other side is illegible. It is a fake, however. What proves that it is not a true ancient Roman coin?

24011. How much was the British Billion that you good people no longer use?

24013. Since the Civil War, when and under what president has one political party controlled the White House and both houses of Congress?

24014. What song did John Lennon sing lying down because he was so high on drugs that he couldn't stand?

24019. Is math based on a pure assumption?

24021. In the American poet's name, e.e. cummings, what does e.e. stand for?

24022. In the name T. S. Eliot what do his first two intials stand for?

24023. What was Benny Hill's logic about "You should never assume..."?

24024. Dick and Jane race each other in a 100-yard dash. Dick wins by 10 yards. They decide to race again, but this time to give Jane an equal chance, Dick begins 10 yards behind the starting line. Assuming that both run with the same constant speed as before, who is the winner this time?

24025. If you shake a bucket partially filled with apples of various sizes for a couple minutes, the biggest apples always come out on top. Why?

24026. Newton's law of gravitation is sometimes expressed by the equation - F = Gm1m2/d(squared) where F represents the force between two masses m1 and m2, d is the distance between centers of mass, and G is a constant. Is this a correct formulation of Newton's law of gravitation?

24027. There is a popular toy consisting of five steel balls, all of the same size and mass, hanging side by side in a row (many people keep them on their desks). Pull out the end ball and drop it against the row, and one pops of the other end. If two balls are pulled aside and dropped together, two pop out from the other end. The balls seem to count! How do they accomplish this trick?

24029. Two bodies of masses M and m are raised to the same height above the floor, and released simultaneously. Assuming that the air resistance is constant and identical for the two bodies, will they reach the floor simultaneously?

24031. What is the hardest shot in bowling?

24032. A plane was hijacked. The hijacker demanded two parachutes and ten million dollars. Once he got both, he jumped off the plane during the night while in flight. Why did he ask for two parachutes?

24035. What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it?

24036. One rainy day, my cousin Ernest found a dead body lying next to a strange package. He could not see any footprints in the area. Because of the temperature of the body, Ernest knew that the man had been dead for less than an hour. What was in the package...How did the man get there?

24037. What is necessary for an alcoholic beverage to be considered liquor?

24039. A 100-meter long train moving 100 meters per minute must pass through a tunnel of 100 meters in length. How long will it take?

24040. What was the name of the Quint's boat in Peter Benchley's novel Jaws?

24041. Kite flying is a professional sport....In what Country?

24042. Is your official name the United Kingdom or Great Britian?

24043. Is its official name The Netherlands or Holland?

24044. John Hay paid {$100} for six strands of hair removed from which U.S. President at his autopsy?

24051. In very long-range artillery the guns are often set at an elevation angle of 50 to 70 degrees, instead of the 45 degree angle which, according to elementary mechanics, is supposed to guarantee the maximum range. Why?

24052. You have two cylinders of identical size and mass. They are made of two materials of different densities. One of the cylinders is hollow. How can you tell which one?

24053. Why is it easier to drive a stake with a heavy hammer (even swung gently) than with a light one, although the latter can be swung with greater speed thus giving it enormous energy?

24054. Can the coefficient of static friction exceed unity (please explain)?

24055. If the walls of an exceptionally tall or wide building are exactly vertical, can they be made precisely parallel (explain)?

24056. Was Mussolini a Nazi?

24058. A sailor named Kenny travelled around the world in a sailboat. What part of the boat has traveled the longest distance?

24059. If we tie a light oxygen tank to a bird so that it can breathe on the moon, would the bird fly faster, slower, or the same speed as it does on earth (Remember there is less gravity on the moon)?

24061. A snail is climbing up a one-meter high wall. It advances three centimeters perminute and then stops for one minute to rest, during which time it slides back down two centimeters. How long will it take the snail to reach the top of the wall?

24063. A train goes from north to south, although at all times there are certain areas of the train that are moving in a south-to-north direction. What are these areas?

24064. What is warmer, a two-inch thick blanket or two blankets each one inch thick?

24067. I had just made myself a cup of coffee when I realized I had to run upstairs for a moment. I did not want the coffee to get cold, and I had to add milk at room temperature. Should I add the milk before I go up or after, and why?

24071. When did tin cans first get used?

24073. Why are industrial smokestacks generally so tall?

24074. Would it be possible to propel a sailboat on a windless day by mounting a large fan on the boat and directing the wind into the sails?

24075. Galileo did not believe in the existence of atmosperic pressure. To support his view he would give the following reasoning. Imagine a container with liquid. Within the liquid consider a certain volume. The liquid inside this volume is acted upon by two oppositely directed forces: weight and buoyant force. According to Archimedes' Principle the two forces are equal. This is why the liquid is in {equilibrium;} it neither sinks nor floats upward. We might say, for example, that water immersed in water is weightless. How then can something weightless exert pressure on the underlying layers! Similarly air in air, being weightless, cannot exert pressure on the lower layers, and ultimately the surface of the earth. What is the flaw in his reasoning?

24078. A lady arrives at a hotel where rooms are {$10} per night. When she checks in, she does not have enough money, but she offers to pay with a clasped gold braclet. The braclet has seven links, each valued at {$10.} What would be the fewest number of CUTS necessary to let her stay for one week if she wants to pay one day at a time?

24079. I have six pieces of chain, each piece made up of 4 links, and I want to make a single straight chain out of them. The blacksmith charges 10 cents for cutting each link and 50 cents for welding a link. How much will the chain cost?

24080. We have 10 glasses sitting in a row. The first five are filled with water and the other five are empty. What would be the minimum number of glasses needed to move so that the full and empty glasses alternate?

24081. Distribute nine marbles in four boxes so that each box contains an odd number of marbles, different from the three other boxes. You must use all nine?

24083. If yesterday had been Wednesday's tomorrow and tomorrow is Sunday's yesterday, what day would today be?

24084. Mrs. Smith left on a trip the day after the day before yesterday and she will be back the eve of the day after tomorrow. How many days is she away?

24086. My friend Albert is a butcher. He wears a size 13 shoe, is six feet tall, and wears a 42-long suit. What does he weigh?

24087. What three shapes can a saber have for it to fit in a sheath?

24088. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?

24089. I have a book where the foreword comes after the epilouge, the end is in the fist half of the book, and the index comes before the introduction. What book is it?

24091. What beast of burden can carry on its back more than an elephant can carry?

24093. What happened to former Lousiana Governor Edwin Edwards?

24097. A mountaineer starts rapidly climbing up a mountain trail at 6 A.M. He makes frequent and irregular stops to rest or eat. He reaches the summit at 6 P.M. At 6 A.M. the next day, he starts his way back following the same route, stopping only once to eat. He reaches the starting point at 6 P.M. Is there a point on the way where he passes at exactly the same time on both days?

24098. We have a bottle of wine approximately three-fourths full. We want to leave an amount of wine in the bottle equal to exactly half of the total capacity of the bottle. How can we do it without using anything to help us?

24100. Where were the ruins in the countryside that sheltered the runaways in 28 days later?

24101. In the pilot episode of Monk, what does Adrian yell in the parking lot to hear an echo?

24102. Where did the donkey and wlephant symbols for the polictical parties originate?

24103. What was the name of Mr. T's character on the television show 'The A-Team'?

24104. In the show 'Charmed', in the episode 'All Halliwell's Eve', what was the herb or leaf that they put in the apple to keep evil away?

24105. How can you tie a knot with a napkin by holding one end in each hand without letting go of it?

24106. What do you call British paper currency?

24107. What is the name of the exotic fish served in Japan that the people dining must sign an agreement not to hold the restuarant liable if they die after eating it?

24108. Why are there zig-zag white lines painted on British roads?

24109. What was the original colonial name for Austrlia?

24110. If Gangster, Lobster and Monster are three provinces of Ireland, what's the fourth?

24111. Why is the Irish Prime Minister known as the T-shirt?

24112. Why aren't Canadian territories provinces?

24114. Okay, I am totally aware of the 'NUT' answers I will get from this question, but it's for research so I'm hoping for someone who is able to help in asking the question of how many states have the Grey Squirrel living there?

24116. Are there any sports where men and women compete as a combined field, on the same terms?

24117. Is it "Beer then wine, you'll feel fine. Wine then beer, you'll feel queer," or is it "Beer on wine, you'll feel fine"? And does anyone know why the correct version is true, if indeed it is true at all?

24122. What are bobbies' cars called-pandas gorillas or rabbits?

24123. What is the name of the famous classic movie of a man who watches his neighbor through his window and suspects that the neighbor is a murderer?

24125. What are better for the environment - paper bags or plastic bags?

24126. What movie opens with the line 'Saigon...Darn it! I'm still only in Saigon.'?

24127. When did dueling become illegal in Great Britian...in the United States?

24131. A street that's 30 yards long has a chestnut tree every 6 yards on both sides. How many chestnut trees are on the entire street?

24133. If 1 1/2 dozen sardines costs 9 1/2 dollars, how much do 18 sardines cost?

24134. If 1 1/2 men can eat 1 1/2 pies in 1 1/2 minutes, how many pies can 3 men eat in half an hour?

24135. What's the 'S' on the chest of Superman's outfit stands for(its not as obvious as it seems...but i don't know the answer... all i know is that its not 'super')?

24136. Two people are flipping coins. Each time, they bet {$1} apiece. At the end, one person won {$3} and the other won three times. How many games did they play?

24137. A bottle with a cylindrrical shape at the bottom and with an irregular shape at the top is filled halfway to the top with liquid. The cylindrical part contains approximately three fourths of the capacity of the bottle and we wish to determine the exact percentage of liquid that the bottle contains. We can not open it and we can only use a ruler. What must we do?

24138. If a nickel is worth five cents, how much is half of one half of a nickel worth?

24140. Is there any difference between waves in the sea and waves in a stream?

24141. What is the mass of a cubic meter of Oriental soup?

24142. A container holds the equivalent of 30 glasses of water. If you turn on the tap at the bottom, it takes 10 seconds to fill a glass with water. How long will it take before the container runs dry if the tap is left turned on?

24143. Who has launced a book on the TV series Sahara?

24144. Which island has the newest attraction of Fletcher's Mutiny Cyclorama?

24145. What is the name of the South Pacific's oldest and last monarchy?

24146. Where are a pigs knuckles?

24148. Why has no-one been back to the moon since 1972?

24149. Is there a place on the internet where I can downoad the full pc game 'Black and White' for free?

24150. What is the longest English word in which all the letters are in alphabetical order with no letter repeated?

24152. What city in Europe has the largest population?

24153. Did Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein ever meet?

24154. On some American Bandstand shows from the mid-to-late 1970s, they'd come back from break after whoever had 'performed' live, and Dick Clark would do a 10 to 15 second tease for whatever was coming up in the second half, and then the camera would pan across the audience, who'd all be clapping and swaying to the same song. It's a funky-synth instrumental song I've heard maybe 3 times on the radio, but I've never heard the artist/title announced. Anyone know this?

24155. Which author regularly dyed his hair green?

24157. Which author disappeared in Mexico?

24159. Which author had a bank named after him?

24161. On the old CBS sitcom 'The Good Guys' who was the actor who played 'Mr.Bender' the hilarious drunk?

24162. What do you call twelve cows in a group?

24163. Which animal, being terribly smelly to the human nose is called a stink bull; zebra, jackal, giraffe, or leopard?

24164. Which famous scientist pubilicly ridiculed the ideas of dr. s chandrasekhar (carl safan, fred hoyle, stephen hawking, arthur eddington) ?

24165. Does anyone know a url of the movie script to the movie Joe Dirt?

24168. I am looking for the name of the comedian that did a mock magician routine. He would do nonsense 'tricks' and acompany himself vocally chanting 'da da da da ' ?

24169. What's the name of the movie from the 80's where on the video box cover is a picture of a girl and a guy with their arms around each other, the girl is wearing a black bikini with her back to the camera, looking over her shoulder and blowing a pink bubble gum bubble. What's the name of this movie?

24180. Why are Canadian Territories territories and they aren't provinces?

24181. Which country was defeated by west indies bu one run in test match ?

24183. What are some states that share a name with a major river?

24184. Is there a minium age in the UK to purchase cigarettes (In the States it is 18)?

24185. Fill a glas with water almost to the top. Get5 a cork stopper or any small object that will float high in waster. Now the problem is to place the cork in the water and have it stay floating in the middle of the glass. The cork must be placed anywhere on the surface of the water, and there are no other restrictions?

24186. Let a drop of detergent or a flake of soap fall between two floating matches placed about a half-inch apart in a bowl of water. The matches will fly apart as though pulled by something. Why?

24188. Suppose you are in a boat floating in a swimming pool. There is a stone lying on the bottom of the boat. You pick it up, and throw it overboard. Will the water level rise, fall, or remain unchanged?

24190. Cinema is sometimes referred to as the Seventh Art. What are the first six?

24192. When was the first toilet invented?

24194. What does SA stand for after Advertising Companies?

24195. Was some of the 1935 version of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' actually filmed in Tahiti?

24197. What was the exact cause of Fredrich Nietzchie's death?

24199. In television, why is the month of November known as 'sweeps'?

24201. What are the CASBY awards?

24204. The verbs Bring, Buy, Catch, Fight, Frieght, Seek, Teach and Think share a common property that no other common verbs in the English language possess. What is it?

24205. Last, lest, list, lost, lust - but not lyst. Can you find another set of six four-letter words where three of the letters are always the same and the fourth letter can be any of the vowels a, e, i, o, u and y?

24206. I believe there are three English words with all the vowels in alphabetical order. Two are facetious and abstemious. Does anyone know the third?

24209. What did Jonah wear on his head while he was in the belly of the whale?

24210. In the old TV show 'Emergency' what was the name of the hospital?

24211. A cyclist rode a mile in three minutes with the wind, and returned in four minutes against the wind. Assuming that he always applies the same force to the pedals, how long will it take him to cycle on a windless day?

24212. Somewhere in Finnegans Wake, James Joyce wrote 'Gee each owe tea eye smells fish.' What Joyce was really saying was that the letters G, H, O, T, and I spell FISH. Can you explain why they do?

24213. Said a teacher to young Johnny, 'If a certain missle will hit its target one out of four times, and four such missles are fired at one target, then what is the probability that the target will be hit...' 'That's simple,' answered Johnny. 'It's a certainty that one missle will land on target.' What do you the read have to say about that?

24214. What is considered America's Holy City?

24217. What is the strange phrase at the end of the Doors' song 'Touch Me', and what does it mean?

24220. What difference does the water temperature make in washing clothes, usually when I go to the laundromat and hit color clothes, I get warm water, but recently, only cold water came out, does that matter?

24221. On TV I saw a Parliment ceremony where a person aproaches a big wooden door only to have this door slammed in his face. I understand that this is a ceremony...but still, don't you Brits think that this is a bit rude?

24223. Why are combination locks erroneously named?

24224. Which recording artist retired in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990?

24226. Which author was married to Marilyn Monroe?

24227. Who has his biography written by James Boswell?

24228. Which author got paid per word?

24229. Which author had an International Relief/Adoption Agency named after him/her?

24230. Given six 2-inch by 2-inch squares of black paper and six 2-inch squares of white paper, how many different colored cubes can you make?

24231. What was Rosco's dogs name on the tv show 'Dukes of Hazard'?

24233. What is unique about 8549176320?

24234. What is the next number in the series 5, 25, 61, 113 and 181 and why?

24235. Peter Piper picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?

24236. Why does the British army not have any modern fire fighting equipment?

24237. Waat is the name of the song that Alicia Witt's character plays on the clarinet during a practice when Mr. Holland tells her to 'play the sunset'?

24238. What was the 10th most pedigree dog in the United States last year?

24239. What state has the most cigarette smokers per capita?

24241. Which two authors were good friends with Helen Keller?

24242. Who were four authors that committed suicide?

24243. Which two authors did not write in their native language?

24244. Who was rumored to have written some of Shakespeare's plays?

24245. How many gutenberg bibles are there?

24246. Which author once lost the Irish National Tenor Competition?

24247. Who are some authors that used pen names and what are their pen names?

24248. Which author used no punctuation or capital letters?

24249. What is a recluse?

24250. Who wrote rags to riches stories besides horatio Alger?

24251. Which authors works were read by Napoleon?

24252. Who wrote dictionaries besides Noah Webster?

24253. What is a poet laureate?

24254. Which authors were blind?

24255. Which two authors died on the exact same day, month and year?

24256. Who appears on a list of famous black authors but does not look black?

24257. Which two authors were roomates at Harvard?

24258. Which author once recorded a rap album?

24259. Which author dated Chopin?

24260. Who wrote what many considered the first detective novel?

24261. Who once had four plays running on Broadway at the same time?

24262. Which author was hit by a van while walking down a highway?

24263. Which author was once a pirate?

24264. Which author was married to Zelda?

24265. Which author was bed-ridden a large portion of his/her life besides Robert Louis Stevenson?

24266. Which author's father had a town in New York named after him?

24267. Which author died on stage while performing?

24269. How many people die in fires, in an average year, in the UK?

24270. What color bottle do good Rhine wine come in?

24271. What country has won the most Contract Bridge world championships?

24272. What were broccoli and cauliflower developed from?

24273. What CBS soap opera was interrupted by the bulletin of JFK's assassination?

24274. What city is called the insurance capital of the world?

24275. Arnold Schwarzenegger was the first American to own one of these. What was it?

24278. Where is the world's only underwater hotel?

24279. What does Las Vegas mean?

24280. Who wrote Amazing Grace, and what was his former occupation?

24281. Who made the first cardboard cut out?

24282. Is Hamlet based on a historic person?

24283. The Lazy Susan or the Twist off Bottle cap, which was NOT invented by Gail Borden Jr.?

24284. In this little piece of addition, every digit from 0 to 9 is uniquely represented by a letter of the alphabet. It may be assumed that T is not zero. Can you work out the values of the various letters: TWENTY + TWENTY + THIRTY = SEVENTY ?

24285. What was Russ's new name once he got his fake ID in the National Lampoon 1997 movie 'Vegas Vacation'?

24286. Though small I am, yet, when entire, I've force to set the world on fire. Take off a letter, and 'tis clear my paunch will hold a herd of deer: Dismiss another, and you'll find I once contained all humankind?

24287. 'Between two and three o'clock yesterday,' said the major, 'I looked at the clock and mistook the minute hand for the hour hand, and vice versa. Consequently, the time appeared to be 55 minutes earlier than it actually was.' What was the correct time?

24288. Here is a well-known English word. Can you work out what it is: E10100010001000UNI100ATXN ?

24289. What is the job title of the man who slowly walks in front of a funeral prossession?

24291. As far as vision is concerned, what is a prescription of -3.00 equal to in 20 terms?

24293. What did Audrey Hepburn want to eat instead of a danish at Tiffany's in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

24294. What is the largest port in the United States?

24295. When written out solidly in uppercase type and without a hyphen, the number TWENTYNINE is the only number that consists of what...If TWENTY-NINE is spelled with a hyphen, what further modification must be made to ensure that it too possesses the property which the unhyphenated version has?

24296. What was the League of Spiritual Discovery?

24298. What US presidents and British prime ministers have been left handed?

24299. What is meant by the term 'the vig' when used in borrowing money?

24301. What is generally considered to be the best known quote or verse from the Bible?

24302. If anyone lives in or near Atlanta, can anyone tell me the distance to travel acround the perimeter I-285 which circles Atlanta, and a url that states this?

24304. In ancient Rome, what began on November 11th?

24305. Which 30sq km volcanic island lies 470km north of Fiji's Yasawa Group?

24307. In 1982 'Strong Medicine's Janine Turner joined the cast of 'General Hospital' as Laura Templeton. Who played Templeton's sister?

24308. Which animal has the world's most advanced heart---Man or Alligator?

24309. How many muscles are in an elephant's trunk?

24310. A man went into a post office, proffered a dollar, and said, 'Give me some 2 cent stamps, ten times as many 1 cent stamps, and the balance in 5 cent stamps.' How was this puzzling request met?

24311. Proverb of the Day: 'A slight inclination of the cranium is as adequate as a spasmodic movement of one optic towards an equinine quadruped utterly devoid of any visionary capacity.' Well, could you put it any better?

24312. In Fiji, what person is an 'adi'?

24316. Name the Domed Stadiums in the US (and Canada if they have any)?

24317. Does Britian have any Domed Stadiums (or anywhere else in Europe)?

24318. What is brain washing?

24321. Which 30sq km volcanic island lies 470 north of Fiji's yasawa group?

24323. What are the words to the song that close the show "Gilligan's Island"?

24324. During WWII, did the Japenese ever bomb the continental US?

24325. What percentage of marriages in NY State end in divorce?

24326. What is the state capital of the Yukon territories?

24327. Has any machine yet passed the Turing test?

24329. What number is associated with Australia's mitchell highway?

24330. Which country does 'Blood's Blood cheesecome from?

24333. What authors were boyfriend and girlfriend?

24334. What authors were in the Lost Generation?

24335. What author had a bank named after him?

24336. What authors were exiled?

24337. Which authors were imprisoned?

24338. What authors had their work banned?

24339. What author had a nickname 'Pappa'?

24340. Which authors had a Broadway Theater named after him/her?

24341. Which author was the US Ambassador to Spain?

24342. What authors often wrote for Rolling Stone magazine?

24343. Which two authors were hated by Mark Twain?

24346. Which number is associated with the Great Western Highway?

24347. In Fiji, what person is an 'adi'?

24348. Hey SOTHC, when a finger is placed in a foaming glass of beer it will cause the 'head' to settle down. Why?

24349. Why is it generally easier for women to float on their back than for men (two reasons)?

24351. Do pigs serve any useful purpose by wallowing in mud?

24352. The African Elephant has very large ears. Do they serve a useful role?

24353. Surface tension is a force which is hardly noticable to large animals, and yet is deadly to insects. Why?

24354. When measuring blood pressure the inflatable cuff is always wrapped around the upper arm. Why?

24355. What is the capital of Missouri?

24356. In Fiji,what person is an Adi?

24357. From which Fijian island do the traditional firewalkers hail?

24358. What western movie feactured the actors John Barrymore and Joseph Cotton?

24359. What is a racing sled for 1 . 4 letters starting with l ?

24360. What is a printer's mark called . 4 letters starting with s ?

24362. Where did the word Yank come from to mean an American?

24363. What is the name of the character that Christopher Walken plays in the movie Joe Dirt, not Clem, but the person he becomes when he is relocated, it starts with G I think?

24364. In the TV quiz show '100%', has anyone ever declined the offer to defend their title?

24365. Which authors knew each other?

24366. How many Viking space ships landed on the moon?

24367. What is another name for a postmortem exam?

24368. When would you see Bailey's Beads?

24369. At 60MPH how long would it take to drive to the sun?

24370. By the age of 60 most people have lost ___% of their taste buds?

24371. Lode stoned found in birds, bees, and bacteria probably act as what device?

24372. What is light, porous volcanic rock called?

24373. Goodyear's discovery of adding sulfur to heated rubber is called what?

24374. The roadrunner is which state's state bird?

24375. What is box on a pole used to carry bricks starting with h ?

24381. What are the 'culture wars'?

24384. Which is the largest gas field in India?

24385. Given the equation 5 -4 =IRON, what chemical element could replace the question mark in 6 - 9 = ?

24386. When racer #1 reached the finish line of a 50 mile race, racer #2 was 2 miles behinf him. The next day they raced again, but racer #1 started 2 miles behind racer #2, who began at the same starting line as the day before. Assuming they cycled at the same speeds as the day before, who won the race?

24387. What was the brand of equipment used by Coyote to capture the Roadrunner?

24388. What is the animal the many people fear by forming an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of the word FEAR?

24389. Which letter can be used to replace the dash to complete all four of the following common English words gy-es, lo-ded, ti-ness and ca-ze?

24390. Does anyone know what number shirt Nobby Stiles wore when he scored for England versus West Germany at Luton in 1966?

24391. Who invented the amusement park cardboard caricatures that you stick your head through for a photograph?

24392. What is the Glomar Challenger?

24393. What is the purpose of snot?

24394. How do balancing poles help tightrope walkers maintain their balance?

24395. How can a bicyclist go faster than 100 miles per hour on level ground?

24396. Is there a physical advantage to the vee formation often assumed by migrating birds?

24397. If you look carefully at a tree, you will observe that small branches generally stick out at almost right angles from big ones and big branches stick out at smaller angles from each other. Any idea why?

24398. In most cases it is easier for a male speaker to fill a room with his voice than a female speaker. Why?

24399. Why do foghorns emit very low-pitched sounds?

24400. When you 'crack' your knuckles, what actually produces the cracking sound?

24401. Why do people's voices sound so high-pitched when they inhale helium?

24403. What are considered to be some of the most sacred relics in Great Britain?

24406. What is the name given to a group of dentists?

24407. What city name is located in every state in the continental United States?

24415. Does anybody know of a good site to learn Bridge?

24416. Where did the seven deadly sins come from?

24418. How could you have a complete baseball game with only one pitch being thrown?

24420. What is the name given to a group of chiropodists?

24421. What is the name given to a group of Osteopaths?

24422. What is the name given to a group of Acupuncturists?

24424. What is the name given to a group of Car Mechanics?

24426. What denominations do the Euro coins and paper money come in?

24427. Can anyone think of any novels and characters who have found their profession is heading towards absolescence, I can only think of Branco the 'chestnut roaster' from Joseph Roth's 'Emperor's Tomb' as an example of someone who was a practicioner of a disappearing profession?

24428. What is the biggest recorded bubble?

24430. How many feet does the Time Square Ball drop?

24431. The professor from "Gilligan's Island" was well educated. What degrees did he have and from which schools did he get his degrees?

24432. Can anyone help me find a transcript or info about when Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase performed a racially charged game of word association on TV's Saturday Night Live almost 30 yrs ago?

24433. What do the movies 'As Good as it Gets,' 'City Slickers,' 'Toys,' and the t.v. show 'The Simpsons' have in common (not that they're all {comedies;} something specific)?

24434. Once, ten people were killed by a wave of molasses. Anyone know how (the circumstances)?

24435. After accidenally killing her mentor, the Greek goddess Athena changes her name. This is sometimes called her poetic name. What is it?

24436. What did the middle initial 'O' stand for in the late Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas name?

24437. What is the most audible letter sound when whispering?

24438. What is the name of Dracula's insect-eating assistant?

24441. Who is the 'Aussie' actor born 12/10/1968 who made good in Hollywood and who was the first beast in the Australian version of 'Beauty and the Beast' and more recently starred in a hit movie with the lady who had been sleeping in Seattle ?

24442. Which brother born 5/10/1902 set up the first McDonalds (under another name) in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955 ?

24443. What was Jim Carrey's first movie?

24444. What County consumes the most Turkeys?

24446. Of the world's major religions which one is the oldest?

24447. I've had two lovebirds for over two years now and we still don't know what sex they are. They haven't laid eggs yet. Can I tell what they are because of the eggs?

24449. In Massachussetts, why is the Lowells' conversation somewhat one-sided ?

24450. Does a person's IQ remain constant throughout their whole life, or does it increase until we are of adult age?

24454. What was the stage name and/or real name of the old gentleman that occasionally played the bank guard on the old Andy Griffith television show?

24456. About how many miles can a human walk per hour?

24458. Hey folks. Know that circus tune. The one that goes doo-doo-doobee-doobee-doo-doo-doooooo-ooo, etc. Im trying to find the origin on it. The burning question.. does it have any lyrics?

24459. What is the origin of the holiday Boxing Day, and why don't we celebrate it in the States?

24460. What Country has the most marriages?

24462. What is the name of the gangster movie that Kevin plays in 'Home Alone' to scare away the intruders?

24465. How many years after jesus's resurrection was his disciples called as 'christians'?

24467. I know this is not a quiz question but, could somebody point me in the right direction to find a starting point for genealogy research. I live in England but because of circumstances cannot get out to search library records etc. Are there databases online where I can get information from. I do know about the 1901 census site. Thanks?

24470. What kinds of eggs (i know they are chicken but i need to prove my brother wrong....aldough he knows i know) are http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/tours/eggsbystates/# ?

24473. How does dehydration cause headaches, such as dehydration being the primary cause of hangovers, like wouldn't it make sense that your chest area hurts or something because the water goes down there?

24474. From where does the name 'VASHTI' originate?

24475. Famous or non famous,who was born on the 25th of November?

24477. Why do they sterilise the needle for lethal injections?

24478. Can you explain 'a bad lobster in a dark cellar' as it relates to Charles Dickens?

24479. In the world today which religion has the most followers?

24480. A mare is a female horse and a stallion is a male, a supermarket milk producing cow is a female what?

24482. Who was the first actor to play JFK in a movie?

24483. Why when TV shows credit their main cast do they always seem to list only the names of the actors but when it comes to the last actor they throw in the name of his or her character as well?

24484. Does anyone know of any artists who have recorded 'Ging gang gooly gooly gooly gooly watcha ging gang goo ging gang goo...' ?

24485. Who originated the expression 'Its not over until the fat lady sings' and in what contect was it first used?

24488. Which book by George Eliot does this quotation come from: 'Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking'?

24490. What is kefiran and what does it look like (under a microscope)?

24491. Explain the birds and the bees to me. where did it originate. why birds and bees. (i wasn't explained with the birds and the bees and im just curious)?

24492. How many percent of the people in the world have no religion?

24493. How many percent of the world's people believe in god, allah, or any other being like that (and how many dont)?

24494. Is it more important to have a big brain compared to other animals or having a big brain compared to the size of your body (why)(what would make you 'smarter')?

24497. Who was the youngest US senator?

24498. Who was the youngest US congressperson?

24499. Who was the youngest US govenor?