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How Much Water Should You Drink in a Day? 31 Jul 2013 | 11:18 pm
Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! Nothing beats an ice cold water in the middle of the summer. It’s refreshing and apparently good for you. But the same question always comes up: how much water should you drink i...
What Is The Longest Interstate Highway In The US? 21 Jul 2012 | 07:38 am
Interstate 90 Just Outside of Downtown Seattle, WA Amanda and I just finished a 4 hour trip from Washington, DC to our hometown in Pennsylvania. As I sat in the car traveling on a long stretch of hig...
Who Owns The Stolen Bases Record In Baseball? 7 Jul 2012 | 05:17 am
I like to think that I was pretty fast in high school. You know, Jerry Seinfeld fast. I was on the baseball team and stole a few bases from time to time. It was a pretty difficult task. I mean, you ha...
Why Is New York Called The Big Apple? 5 Jul 2012 | 12:12 am
New York City…the “City That Never Sleeps”, or also referred to as, “The Big Apple”. I understand the city that never sleeps nickname, but why “The Big Apple”? New York is not shaped like an apple and...
Why Do Cats Purr? 2 Jul 2012 | 07:45 am
Cats. Many people own them and some consider them more as a family member than a pet. Having had a cat growing up, the actual question of Why Do Cats Purr, never really occurred to me because it seeme...
How Tall Is The Eiffel Tower? 1 Jul 2012 | 02:30 am
The Answer is: 1,063 feet tall, or 324 meters (taller than the Washington Monument). The Eiffel Tower is the tallest Structure in Paris, France. This structure has made the skyline of Paris and the o...
Veggie Burger Recipies 28 Jun 2012 | 05:45 am
I am not a vegetarian, but I have pretty much stopped purchasing red meat over the past few years. Sometimes I wonder if I would really miss meat all together if I stopped eating it. Although I do adm...
How Is Chewing Gum Made? 27 Jun 2012 | 03:24 am
Chewing gum; it is a substance that we all have tried, and if you’re like me, you love to chew it all of the time. I once asked my great-grandfather how chewing gum was made and I remember him telling...
What Is Glass Made Of? 17 Jun 2012 | 06:18 am
Having a craft background, I had an idea as to how glass was made before I started digging around. I knew it had something to do with sand and very high temperatures. I also knew that molten glass was...
How Fireflies Light Up 4 Jun 2012 | 08:15 am
Ever wonder how lightning bugs (also referred to as fireflies) light up? The other evening when Adam and I were out for our evening walk, we noticed that the lightning bugs were back for yet another s...
