General Ignorance Flashcards

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How did Nome Alaska get its name?

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  • 50 year old spelling mistake by cartographer.

- Misread the word ‘name’ with question mark.

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What medium is used to write on blackboards?

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Gypsum.

Made of calcium sulphate.

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What’s the difference between Gypsum and Chalk?

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Gypsum is made of calcium sulphate.

Chalk is made of calcium carbonate. Like limestone, human/fish skeletons. Tums.

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What first discovered that the Earth was round?

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Bees.

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What is the temperature of a beehive?

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The same as that if a human

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How long do your fingernails and hair grow after death?

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They don’t. It’s a complete myth.

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Why do people think our hair and fingernails grow after death?

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Illusion.

After death, bodies dehydrate and the skin tightens.

Therefore creating illusion of growth.

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A common misconception is that Atlas is carrying the world on his shoulders, but what is he actually carrying?

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The heavens.

Condemned by Zeus to support the sky after the Titans revolted against the Olympians.

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