Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Trivia - Which planet has the shortest day? - ArcaMax Publishing

How do you make a goat go to sleep?

Sideshow performers in ancient Greece used to amaze their audiences by pressing a spot on a goat's neck — pinching off the artery leading to the brain — and causing it to go to sleep. Releasing the pressure would allow the goat to wake again. (The trick still works today.)


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How hot is a neutron star?

The surface temperature of a neutron star is about 1.8 million degrees Fahrenheit.


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Does laughing make you lose weight?

Laughing is aerobic. It provides a workout for the diaphragm and increases the body's ability to use oxygen.


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How corrosive is stomach acid?

The hydrochloric acid of the human digestive process is so strong a corrosive that it easily can eat its way through a cotton handkerchief, and even through the iron of an automobile body. Yet, it doesn't endanger the stomach's sticky mucus walls.

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Which planet has the shortest day?

Jupiter is the planet with the shortest day: slightly under 10 hours. However, its years are 12 times as long as ours.


Trivia - Which planet has the shortest day? - ArcaMax Publishing

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