Topics from February 2019
- Who was Michael Jackson?
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- Why does time fly when you’re having fun?
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- Why is Peter Pan usually portrayed by a female on stage?
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- Why were female roles played by men in classical theater?
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- Do animals have a sense of rhythm, too?
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- Why does music make me move?
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- Why do figure skaters spin faster when they pull in their arms and legs?
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- Why do baseball and American football players smear black stuff under their eyes?
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- Why do racehorses need jockeys?
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- Why do basketball hoops have nets?
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- Why do surfers wax the tops of their boards and snowboarders wax the bottoms?
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- Why does the Zamboni machine take to the ice during Hockey games?
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- Why is the sport of football called “soccer” in the United States and Canada?
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- Why do baseball players tap their shoes with the bat before hitting?
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- Why is baseball called “America’s pastime”?
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- Why are American footballs called “pigskins”?
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- Why are American footballs oblong instead of round?
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- Why is American football called “Football” (when players use their hands)?
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- Does anyone appreciate crocodile tears?
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- Why do we say “crying crocodile tears”?
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- Why do we say “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”?
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- Why do we say “stick your head in the sand”?
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- Why do we say “butterflies in my stomach”?
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- Why do we say “blind as a bat”?
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- Why do we say “tip of the iceberg”?
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- Why do people believe in ghosts?
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- Why are sailors and pilots afraid of the Bermuda Triangle?
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- Why do people believe in the Loch Ness Monster?
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- Why do people believe in Bigfoot?
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- Who is Shigeru Miyamoto?
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- Why are some people mean on the Internet?
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- What are some famous memes?
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- Why do people take part in Internet memes?
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- Why is this guy running on water?
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- Why do people try to make “viral” videos?
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- Why do twitter messages have a limit of 140 characters?
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- Why does gum stick to your stomach for seven years if you swallow it?
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- Why does bubble gum lose its flavor?
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- Why does sugar melt in water?
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- Why does cotton candy melt in my mouth?
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- Why do doughnuts have holes?
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- How do I cool my mouth if I eat something spicy?
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- What are the hottest peppers?
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- Why do spicy foods melt my mouth?
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- Why do meals look tastier in commercials (than in real life)?
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- Why are “right-brained” people more creative and “left-brained” people better at math?
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- Why does biting tinfoil make my teeth tingle?
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- Why does drinking a soda with caffeine make me hyper?
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- Why do roller coasters (and dips in the road) make my stomach tingle?
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- Who is J.K. Rowling?
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- Why is Nintendo’s Mario character named Mario?
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- Why was Return of the Jedi renamed from Revenge of the Jedi?
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- Why LEGOS are called LEGOS?
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- Why was the first space shuttle a big deal for Star Trek fans?
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- Why do people spread gossip?
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- Why do paparazzi take photos of celebrities?
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- What is the largest living thing?
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- What is the largest spider?
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- What is the largest land animal?
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- What is the largest fish?
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- What’s the largest bird?
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- What’s the world’s largest animal?
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- Do cats really have nine lives?
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- Which is smarter Cat or Dog?
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- What do you mean dogs are friendlier? My cat loves me!
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- Why aren’t cats as friendly as dogs?
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- Why do cats purr?
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- Why does my cat sometimes put icky “treasures” on my doorstep?
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- Why does my cat hack up hair balls?
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- Why does my dog hate the mail carrier?
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- Why does my dog dig holes?
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- Why is my dog’s nose cold and wet?
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- Why does my dog pant when she gets hot?
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- Why does my dog like to roll in stinky stuff?
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- Why do dogs sniff each other’s behinds?
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- Why does my dog spin in circles before lying down?
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- Why do dogs chase their tails?
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- Why do we think baby animals are cute?
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- Why does a kangaroo carry its offspring in a pouch?
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- Why are wolves “lone” wolves?
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- Why do wolves howl?
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- How do lions and tigers roar?
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- Why do lions and tigers roar?
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- Why do bats sleep upside down?
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- Why did the chicken cross the road?
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- Why are sloths so slow?
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- What is the fastest human?
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- What is the fastest animal based on body size?
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- What is the fastest animal overall?
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- What is fastest fish?
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- What is the fastest two-legged land animal?
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- What is the fastest land animal?
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- Why do vampire bats drink blood?
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- What other animals have regenerative powers?
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- Why do lizards lose their tails?
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- Why are geckos so good at sticking to stuff?
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- Why do giraffes have long necks?
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- Do camels ever get thirsty?
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- Why can camels survive so long without drinking water?
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- Why do fish have scales?
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- Why do snakes have scales?
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- Why do humans have fur only atop their heads?
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- Why do mammals have fur?
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- Why do birds have hair when they hatch?
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- Why do birds have feathers?
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- Would my skin color change if I ate like a flamingo?
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- Why are flamingos pink?
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- Why do penguins look like they’re wearing tuxedos?
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- Why do polar bears have white fur?
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- Can animals change their spots?
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- Why do leopards, jaguars, and cheetahs have spots?
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- Why do zebras have stripes?
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- How to survive a shark attack?
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- Why do sharks attack people?
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- Why do whales beach themselves?
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- Why don’t octopus arms ever get tangled?
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- Why is the ocean glowing like this?
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- Why are coral reefs important?
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- Why are coral reefs so colorful?
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- Why do fireflies glow?
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- How do crickets make that chirping sound?
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- Why do crickets chirp?
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- Why are mosquitoes the world’s most dangerous animal?
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- Why do moths fly into flames and bounce off lights?
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- Why is it so hard to swat a fly?
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- Why are cockroaches so hard to kill?
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- Why are honeybees disappearing?
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- Why are killer bees killers?
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- I am ready to bite a bug. Where can I place my order?
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- Why shouldn’t the thought of eating insects bug me?
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- Why do some people eat insects?
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- Why do crabs and lobsters have shells?
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- Why do insects have shells instead of skin?
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- Why are insects crucial to our survival?
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- Why don’t we just kill all those pests?
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- Why do creepy-crawlies creep us out?
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- What’s the difference between insects, bugs and arachnids?
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- What other animals hurl foul fluids?
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- Why do skunks stink?
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- Why haven’t we figured out how to talk to dolphins yet?
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- What do dolphins talk about?
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- How do dolphins communicate?
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- What’s the smartest animal on Earth?
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- Why haven’t we developed antigravity yet?
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- Why don’t we have teleporters yet?
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- Why don’t we have flying cars yet?
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- Why can sailboats sail into the wind?
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- Why do airplanes have pressurized cabins?
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- Why are some plane rides bumpy?
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- How do airplanes land?
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- How do helicopters fly?
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- Why do gliders stay in the sky?
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- Why do airplanes fly?
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- Why do helium-filled balloons float?
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- Why do hot-air balloons float?
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- Who was Thomas Edison?
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- What is the Solar Impulse?
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- Why do cars need gasoline?
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- Why aren’t all batteries rechargeable?
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- How do turbines convert wind into energy?
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- How do solar panels convert sunlight into energy?
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- Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
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- Why is the sun bad for my gadgets?
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- Why do I need to wear glasses to see a three-dimensional movie?
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- Why do I need a mask or goggles to see underwater?
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- Why do people hack computers?
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- Why do traffic jams happen?
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- Why do my eyes sometimes look red in photos?
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- What is the Quantum Computer?
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- What is the Oculus Rift?
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- What is the Google Glass?
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- What is the IBM Simon?
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- What is the Apple II?
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- What is the ENIAC?
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- What is the Difference Engine?
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- What is the Antikythera Mechanism?
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- Why are computers getting smaller (& smaller)?
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- Why did NASA invent Tang and Velcro?
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- Why does a boomerang return to its thrower?
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- How does a 3-D printer work?
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- Who is Ralph Baer?
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- Do search engines really search the entire internet?
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- How does a search engine work?
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- Why do Internet addresses start with http://www?
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- Who owns the Internet?
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- Why was the internet invented?
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- Why was the Great Wall of China built?
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- Why is the Leaning Tower of Pisa leaning?
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- Why is Venice built on water?
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- Why is the Statue of Liberty green?
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- Why is the Golden Gate Bridge orange?
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- Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
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- \Who was Sir Isaac Newton?
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- Why did Vikings wear horned helmets?
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- Who is Leif Eriksson?
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- Why were people once accused of witchcraft?
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- Why did Salem, Massachusetts, have a Witchcraft trial?
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- Why did people once settle grudges with deadly duels?
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- Why do people look unhappy in old photographs?
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- Why did knights enter jousting tournaments?
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- Why did the ancient Maya and Aztec play brutal ball games?
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- Why did gladiators fight to the death?
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- Why do countries hire spies?
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- Why were ninja warriors so sneaky?
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- What are famous pirate flags?
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- Why did pirates fly the skull & crossbones?
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- How did someone become a knight in the Middle Ages?
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- Why did people become knights?
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- How were castles conquered?
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- Why did kings and lord attack castles?
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- How were castles built?
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- Why did powerful people build castles?
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- What gives today’s money its value?
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- What about cash?
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- When did people start using coins?
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- When did people start using money?
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- How did people buy things before money?
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- Why do they say money makes the world go around?
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- How did ancient Egyptians make mummies?
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- Was King Tut murdered?
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- Why were ancient Egypt’s tombs cursed?
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- Why did ancient Egyptians mummify animals?
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- Why did ancient Egyptians mummify their dead?
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- How did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids?
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- Were the pyramids built by slaves?
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- Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids?
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- Where is Ziggurat of Ur located? When was it built? How big is it? Why was it built?
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- Where is Pyramid of Cestius located? When was it built? How big is it? Why was it built?
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- Where is Temple of Kukulkan located? When was it built? How big is it? Why was it built?
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- How big is the biggest pyramid?
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- Why were pyramids so popular in the ancient world?
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- Why do Eskimos have a hundred different words for snow?
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- Why did the U.S. military deploy Native American code talkers in World War II?
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- Why are there different languages?
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- Where is Altamira Cave located? When was it painted?
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- Where is Lascaux Cave located? When was it painted?
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- Where is Cueva de las Manos (Cave of the Hands) located? When was it painted?
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- Why did ancient humans paint cave walls?
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- How could we defend Earth from a large asteroid or comet?
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- Where do comets come from?
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- What is a comet?
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