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What are alternatives to diapers? Use make-shift diapers Create a sumo-style diaper back-up by putting a dish cloths, flour sack, burp cloth, or cotton diaper prefold in between baby’s legs, held in place with a make-shift diaper belt (make your own here or cut off the waistband of a pair of elastic baby pants – […]

What makes the Golden Gate Bridge so special? The 1.7-mile-long Golden Gate Bridge, an icon of the San Francisco Bay region, connects the city of San Francisco to Marin County, California. At its completion in 1937, the suspension bridge was considered an engineering marvel—the longest main suspension bridge span in the world. What are some […]

What does it mean if you mix up words when reading? If you have dyslexia, you might have trouble reading even simple words you’ve seen many times. You might mix up the letters in a word — for example, reading the word “now” as “won” or “left” as “felt.” Words may also blend together and […]

How do I play videos on my iPad? Play a video Tap a video to begin playing it in full screen without sound, then do any of the following: Tap the player controls below the video to pause, play, unmute, and mute; tap the screen to hide the player controls. Double-tap the screen to toggle […]

Is lasagna really unhealthy? Lasagna is a quintessential comfort food, but there’s nothing nutritious about white noodles layered with fatty ground meat and gobs of cheese. Fortunately it’s possible to indulge in this Italian favorite without inhaling 800-plus calories and more than a day’s worth of sodium and saturated fat in a single serving. Can […]

What is the food chain of a shark? Sharks maintain fish populations by eating them. Those fish then eat smaller fish, which eat even smaller fish, etc., all the way down the food chain. If sharks went extinct, the entire composition of the food web would shift and cause a top-down trophic cascade. What trophic […]

Can you keep money from a fundraiser? According to a recent Supreme Court case, Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates, it is okay if fundraisers keep nearly all the money raised as long as they don’t falsely claim that a larger portion of contributions is going to the charity. Can a nonprofit give money to a for-profit? […]

Why did my gecko hiss at me? What does it mean when your leopard gecko hisses at you? When a leopard gecko hisses it means that they feel threatened and as a result, they hiss to scare the threat away. It may be disheartening to know that your leopard gecko potentially sees you as a […]

What was the largest death camp? Auschwitz What were three of the largest concentration camps? The major camps were in German-occupied Poland and included Auschwitz, Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, and Treblinka. At its peak, the Auschwitz complex, the most notorious of the sites, housed 100,000 persons at its death camp (Auschwitz II, or Birkenau). Which […]

How old is Oliver Cohen? 34 years (October 24, 1986) Who is Oliver Jackson-Cohen related to? Jackson-Cohen, 33, son of English fashion designer Betty Jackson, first went to Australia in July 2019 for his role of Adrian Griffin, Elisabeth Moss’s onscreen tormenter in The Invisible Man, one of the first films to receive an early at-home […]