Why are there so many grasshoppers in 2021? Grasshoppers thrive in warm, dry weather, and populations already were up last year, setting the stage for an even bigger outbreak in 2021. Such outbreaks could become more common as climate change shifts rainfall patterns, scientists said. Why do I see so many grasshoppers in my yard? […]
How radioactive is Bikini atoll today?
How radioactive is Bikini atoll today? A 2016 investigation found radiation levels on Bikini Atoll as high as 639 mrem yr−1 (6.39 mSv/a), well above the established safety standard for habitation. However, Stanford University scientists reported “an abundance of marine life apparently thriving in the crater of Bikini Atoll” in 2017. Can you live on […]
How much does the average pair of shoes cost?
How much does the average pair of shoes cost? Psychology Today used $75 as the average price per pair, based on mens’ shoes costing roughly $65 a pop and women’s running $85 on average (not fair, considering those women are likely making less than their more cheaply-shod male counterparts). What’s a good price for shoes? […]
Who invented the signal flare?
Who invented the signal flare? Martha Coston Why did Martha Coston invent the flare? Widowed at the age of 21, Martha Coston (1826-1904) of Philadelphia met the challenge of providing for her four children by inventing a system of maritime signal flares that would later help the North win the Civil War. Coston found the […]
Why is my 4×4 high light flashing?
Who won the 1977 Grand Prix championship?
How long do donkeys sleep at night?
How long do donkeys sleep at night? How Much Do Animals Sleep? Species Average Total Sleep Time (% of 24 hr) Average Total Sleep Time (Hours/day) African Elephant 8.3% 2.0 hr Donkey 13.0% 3.1 hr Horse 12.0% 2.9 hr Giraffe 7.9% 1.9 hr What do donkeys sleep on? Barley straw is the preferred bedding for […]
Is Gone With the Wind a true story?
Is Gone With the Wind a true story? Based on Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 best-seller, “Gone With the Wind” is fiction, about a spoiled Old South socialite, Scarlett O’Hara. But the real-life war that serves as her story’s backdrop looms too large in the film for many to overlook. What was Scarlett O Hara’s first name? […]
Who won Serie A in 2000?
Who invented Wiffle Balls?
Who invented Wiffle Balls? David N. Mullany Where did the Wiffle ball game originate? Wiffle Ball actually evolved out of its predecessor, stickball. The game was invented in Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1953 by David N. Mullany, when he designed a lightweight plastic ball, roughly the size of a regulation baseball, with oblong holes that his […]