DO Fish Drink Water?

By: Bill Mc Lain

Let's find out about that and lots of other interesting questions....

Do Fish Drink Water?

Yes, although the primary method of obtaining fresh water is by osmosis, through the skin.

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Where do butterflies go in the winter?

Some live for only a few weeks in the summer. Some hibernate, waiting for spring. And some, like the monarch, migrate southward over thousands of miles.

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Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

Most experts believe an older dog is actually easier to teach than a puppy because a mature dog has a longer attention span.

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How much gold does the U.S. store in Ft. Knox?

Approximately 315 million troy ounces. At a market price of $300 an ounce, it would be worth $94.5 billion.

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How many colors of M&Ms are there?

A regular bag includes six colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and brown. However, 21 different colors are available: black, blue light blue, dark blue, brown, cream, gold, gray, green, aqua green, teal green, dark green, maroon, orange, pink, dark pink, purple, light purple, red, white, yellow. You can order different colors from a candy store, but you have to buy a 10-pound bag of each color, then mix them yourself. The minimum order is 40 pounds.

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What is the lowest point on Earth?

The shoreline of the Dead Sea in Israel. It's 1,310 feet below sea level. A point of interest here is that a Mr. Norman Brengman swam in the Dead Sea on the Jordanian shore, and he said that it was at the same level there, too!

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What does "Mind your p's and q's" mean?

In old English pubs, bartenders used to keep a tally of the pints (p's) and quarts (q's) a customer consumed. "Mind your p's and q's" was a way of saying "Pay up!"

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Why do paratroopers yell "Geronimo!" when they jump from airplanes?

For good luck! When Apache chief Geronimo was pursued by U.S. Cavalry at Medicine Bluffs, OK, his only chance to escape was to jump off of a cliff on horseback into the river below. As he made the daring leap, he cried out his name in defiance. He survived and escaped.

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How do some traffic signals know that a car is waiting for a green light?

Wire detectors are embedded in the center of each lane near the intersections. When an automobile passes over the wire, the steel absorbs some of the energy, sending a signal to the automated traffic controller.

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What's the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

Just the name. These cyclones are called hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and typhoons in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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What is the difference between partly cloudy and partly sunny?

The government rule for weather forecasting is if 40 to 70 percent of the sky is expected to be cloudy, the forecast is "partly cloudy." If the clouds are less than 40 percent, the forecast is "partly sunny."

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Who was the youngest American in space?

Sally Ride, who was 32 years and 23 days old when she took off on Space Shuttle Challenger in June 1983.

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Note:
CHALLENGER: Mission 25
Launch: January 28, 1986,11:38:00 a.m. EST.
Just after liftoff photographic data showed a strong puff of gray smoke was spurting from the vicinity of the aft field joint on the right Solid Rocket Booster. The Explosion 73 seconds after liftoff claimed crew and vehicle. The cause of explosion was determined to be an O-ring failure in right SRB. Cold weather was a contributing factor.

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Crew:
Francis R. Scobee, Commander
Michael J. Smith, Pilot
Judith A. Resnik, Mission Specialist 1
Ellison S. Onizuka, Mission Specialist 2
Ronald E. McNair, Mission Specialist 3
Gregory B. Jarvis, Payload Specialist 1
Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist 2