Are you skilled in all areas geographic? Find out some great facts about the states by seeing how much you know about them in Part 2 of the States Quiz. (And don’t forget to check out Part 1).
A) Nevada
B) Maine
C) Ohio
D) Hawaii
Ohio has the only…
A strange planet was discovered in May 2020, 855 light-years from Earth in the Hercules constellation, that is five times larger than Jupiter and has temperatures so hot that the molecules on the planet are torn apart into atoms.
The planet is called TOI-2109b, and it’s known as an “ultrahot…
You’ve probably enjoyed those flat, curved chips that come in a can that are known as Pringles. But did you know the guy on the can has a name? His name is Julius Pringles. Julius has gone through many changes since he was first introduced in 1967. For one, Julius…
James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States, isn’t a president you probably have heard much about, but he does have one legacy that another sitting president hasn’t repeated. Buchanan never married and has been the only president to remain a lifelong bachelor.
Why didn’t Buchanan ever marry? Historians…
Canada has a one-dollar coin called the “loonie.” It was introduced in 1987 to replace the country’s paper one-dollar bill. But something strange happened to the loonie on its way to being produced. …
Who knew that hamsters could handle their alcohol? Syrian golden hamsters have been shown by scientists to be highly tolerant of alcohol. These particular hamsters, and even other hamsters, will choose alcohol over water if offered the choice.
A study from the University of Alaska in Anchorage studied the effects…
Barra Airport, located on the coast of Western Scotland on the island of Barra, is the only airport in the world with a beach as its runway. The white beach runways of Barra Airport are only accessible with the fall of the tide.
The scheduled flights to the beach runway…
When you graduate from college, the place where you attended school becomes your “alma mater.” You can now tell everyone your alma mater and affix a decal to your car. But where did this come from?
It was first used in 1710 in reference to British universities one had attended…
On October 17, 1814, in London, England, a strange disaster occurred that took the lives of eight people. A huge vat of beer burst in the Horse Shoe Brewery and sent a flood into the streets and the nearby dwellings of St. Giles Rookery, a poor area of the city.
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A “greenhorn” is used to refer to a newcomer or inexperienced person. The word “greenhorn” first appeared in the 15th century and referred to a young ox with new or “green” horns. The term was later used for new recruits in the army around 1650 before it morphed into meaning…
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