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Lightening strikes produce what?

A

Ozone

Which strengthens the ozone layer

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What happens to water when it freezes, which is unlike other elements subjected to freezing?

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It expands

Ice cube takes up 9% more volume than the water used to make it.

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2
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What is ozone?

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O3

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Why do Helium balloons float?

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Helium is lighter than air.

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Bee stings are?

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Acidic

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Wasp stings are?

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Alkaline (basic)

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An estimated 1 million dogs in the US are?

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Named primary beneficiaries in their owners wills.

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Why do dogs circle before lying down?

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Instinctive behavior dogs in the wild do this to check for snakes or other enemies.

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Dogs sweat through?

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The pads of their feet.

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Dachshund

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Oldest breeds in history dating back to Egypt

Dachs means badger in German the name Dachshund comes from its earliest uses as a badger hunter.

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How do dogs cool themselves in the heat?

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By panting.

Moisture on the dogs tongue evaporates resulting in a cooling reaction.

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Why do dogs dislike the rain?

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The sound is amplified and hurts their sensitive ears.

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12
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Small dogs life expectancy?

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Small dogs live the longest of all breeds.

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Origins of tail docking

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Date back to Roman times. Belief that doing so prevented rabies.

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Cats hearing

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More acute than a dogs or humans.

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Domestic cats tail

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Domestic cat is the only species that can hold its tail vertically while walking.

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A cats tongue

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Has tiny barbs on it.

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17
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Cats walk

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On their toes.

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18
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Cat sounds

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Cats can make over 100 sounds.

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19
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Declawing

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Is the same as cutting a humans fingers at the knuckle.

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20
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Steady diet of dog food or tuna can cause what?

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Blindness in cats because of the lack of taurine

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21
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Cats whiskers

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Used for measuring distances

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22
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Cats that expose their bellies?

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Means that they trust you.

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23
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Cats respond more to women

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Higher pitch voice

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24
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Cat rubs against you?

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Marking you as his/hers with their scent.

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25
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Little packets in your jacket (do not eat)

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Silica gel.
Absorb 40% of its weight in water
Traveling different climates.
Mouth dry.

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25
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What is a lobotomy?

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Severs the paths of communication between pre-frontal lobe and the rest of the brain.

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26
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What is the function of the pre-frontal lobe?

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Reasoning, emotion, personality.

27
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Will get a lobotomy?

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People with severe psychological impairments.

28
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Any friendship exceeds 7 yrs

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Likely to last a lifetime.

29
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2% of the world

A

Has green eyes.

30
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If you’re 1 and a million

A

There are 7234 people like you.

31
Q

Champions wear blue?

A

Favorite color of Henry III
Royal Order of knights
Elite only symbol of high achievement.

32
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Silent and listen

A

Spelt with the same letters.

33
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Couples who spend at least 10mins a day laughing together

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More likely to have a stronger relationship.

34
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If two people are having a dispute

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The angrier one tends to be wrong

Anger clouds judgement.

35
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Two ways of being rich.

A

Having all you want

Satisfied with what you have.

36
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Is beer responsible for beer bellies?

A

Not directly.
Alcohol slows down the body’s ability to burn fat by 30%.
Eating bad foods are way more potent.

37
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People who are sad or depressed

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More likely to spend money

38
Q

Original version of little red riding hood

A

Wolf and girl eat the flesh of the grandmother.

39
Q

Singapore has a holiday for what?

A

Sex
Increase the birth rate.
National night.

40
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Cheaters tend to think?

A

Everyone cheats.

41
Q

Liars tend to think everyone?

A

Lies.

42
Q

Origin of the Ivey league?

A

Interscholastic IV league.

4 prestigious schools in US.

43
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What is the date the Canadian penny went out of circulation?

A

Feb 4th 2013

44
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Osoyoos

A

Is the only desert in Canada.

45
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Oak Trees

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Do Not have acorns until they are 50 years old or older.

46
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In a double rainbow

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The colors in the outer rainbow are reversed.

47
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More monopoly a year is printed

A

Than real money printed throughout the world.

48
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People who hide their feelings

A

Usually care the most. Psychology.

49
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Male Lemurs

A

Put a plug in their mates after sex to prevent other males mating with her.

50
Q

When your happy you enjoy

A

The music

51
Q

When you are sad you

A

Understand the lyrics of a song.

52
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Why do we need sodium?

A

Deficiency leads to a water overdose

Sodium regulates our body’s water levels. (Pg114) duct tape.

53
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Why does it hurt when we’re cold?

A

Pain sensors become more sensitive body’s way of protecting ourselves.

Muscles contract when it’s cold becoming more rigid and less flexible easy to pull injure. (116 duct tape).

54
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Men are more aggressive kissers then women why?

A

They want to flood their partner with their testosterone.

55
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Playboy

A

There is a playboy magazine for blind people.

56
Q

Cracking knuckles

A

Does not cause arthritis or hurt your bones.

The popping sound is gas bubbles bursting.

57
Q

Sex school.

A

Located in Vienna Austria with coed dorms.

Students are encouraged to practice what they have learned in class.

58
Q

Earlobes

A

Line up with your nipples.

59
Q

The sloppiness of doctors handwriting…

A

Kills around 7000 people a year.

60
Q

90% of people do this

A

Fake laugh when they don’t understand what someone said to them.

61
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You can’t make the same mistake twice.

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The second time you make it it’s no longer a mistake

It’s a choice.

62
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Apple iPad’s retina display

A

Is manufactured by Samsung.

63
Q

Why can’t I tickle myself?

A

Because your body does not sense any real danger.

64
Q

Human yawns

A

Are contagious

65
Q

You never know the value of a moment.

A

Until it is a memory.

66
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An orgasm can burn

A

100 calories.

67
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People who stay up later at night

A

Are more likely to have nightmares.

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