What is a chili dog slang? or chil·i·dog a frankfurter garnished with chili. What is the difference between a Coney dog and a chili dog? Laymen may be tempted to dismiss the coney dog as simply a regular old chili dog, but the dish has a couple very important distinctions: The hot dog, which should […]
What is a pound of gold worth?
What is a pound of gold worth? 1 avoirdupois pound is about 1.2 troy pounds. Therefore 1 avoirdupois pound of gold today would sell at about $14,988 x 1.2 = $17,987. How much is 20lbs of gold worth? 20 Troy pounds equals 240 Troy ounces. 20 Averdupois pounds equals 291.667 Troy ounces. So 20 Troy […]
Can creditors come after jointly owned property?
Can creditors come after jointly owned property? If the spouses jointly share debts and property, then a creditor may reach that property. However, the lien only attaches to up to one-half of the value of the real property. This represents your spouse’s common law interest in the jointly owned property. Can anyone put a lien […]
How do you find the circumference of a race track?
What are the forces called that allow a gecko to climb up vertical surfaces?
What are the forces called that allow a gecko to climb up vertical surfaces? van der Waals forces How do van der Waals forces allow geckos to walk on a smooth vertical surface? Van der Waals forces Gecko setae are much more complicated than a flat surface, for each foot has roughly 14,000 setae that […]
What is the significance of eating grapes at midnight?
What is the significance of eating grapes at midnight? Eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s Eve is both a tradition and a superstition in Spain. Rare is the Spaniard who will risk poisoning their fate for the coming year by skipping the grapes, one for each stroke of midnight. What time do you […]
Who bought the first car sold in America?
Who bought the first car sold in America? It happened on this day, April 1, 1898. That’s the day Robert Allison, of Port Carbon, purchased the first automobile in America. OK, technically, Allison paid the Winton Motor Carriage Company $1,000 on March 24 that year. When was the first car sold in the US? Henry […]
What is the scientific classification of E coli?
What is the scientific classification of E coli? Escherichia coli Is Escherichia a genus or species? Escherichia is the type genus of the family Enterobacteriaciae and E. coli is the type species of the genus Escherichia. Is E coli a protista? coli was classified in the Kingdom Protista in the late 1800s. Coli was moved […]