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Smallest flower

The Question: What's the world's smallest flower? The Answer: The smallest known flowering plants are in the genus Wolffia, which float…

Tux, the Linux Penguin

The Question: How did a penguin come to be the mascot for the Linux operating system? The Answer: The short answer is that Linus Torvalds, founder of Linux, likes penguins, and he said so when…

Vacation time worldwide

The Question: Do Americans get more or less time off than people in other major countries? The Answer: Less. Much less. The World Tourism…

Consecutive World Series Sweeps

The Question: What was the first team to win the World Series 4-games-to-0 in consecutive years? The Answer: The New York Yankees were the…

Fortune Cookie History

The Question: When were fortune cookies invented? The Answer: The one point on which there is widespread agreement is that fortune cookies were…

Play 1010 Classic for Free!

Flex your spatial reasoning with 1010 Classic! 1010 Classics Instructions How to play: To play, click and drag the blocks onto the grid. When you fill a row or column, the blocks will…

Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2014

The following table gives the number of people who died in major earthquakes in 2014. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most…