Trivia
The Hubbell telescope has taken an average of 1,389 pictures a month.
Q. How many navigable rivers flow into the Mississippi?
A. At least 54, research reveals. List them, please, and turn in your paper at the end of next semester. Or the one after, whenever.
Q. How come September hurricanes last twice as long as November hurricanes?
A. Storms break up when they hit land. Long-lasters form far out in the Atlantic. Others form closer in the Gulf or Caribbean. The season dictates where they’re most likely to form.
“Falling madly in love with someone is not necessarily the starting point to getting married,” said Prince Charles, wistfully.
Q. What was the first major export industry in America?
A. Tobacco.
A fairly uncommon nerve disorder - it crosses signals to the salivary and lacrimal glands - makes some people cry when they eat. It’s called the crocodile-tear syndrome.
Q. How long does a mama giraffe nurse her baby?
A. Nine months.