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Is a dog’s mouth cleaner than a human’s?

Is a dog’s mouth cleaner than a human’s?

Is there such a thing as a single shenanigan?

Is there such a thing as a single shenanigan?

Why don’t printers use the primary colours, red, blue, and yellow?

Why don’t printers use the primary colours, red, blue, and yellow?

How did people open cans before can openers were invented?

How did people open cans before can openers were invented?

Why do bullfighters use red capes?

Why do bullfighters use red capes?

Who was Jethro Tull?

Who was Jethro Tull?

What colour is neon light?

What colour is neon light?

Do sharks die if they stop moving?

Do sharks die if they stop moving?

Who was Rube Goldberg?

Who was Rube Goldberg?

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How big is a cubit?

How big is a cubit?

What’s the difference between a meteor and an asteroid?

What’s the difference between a meteor and an asteroid?

How many senses do humans have?

How many senses do humans have?

Where does the word quarantine come from?

If you skydive in the rain, which side of you gets wet?

If you skydive in the rain, which side of you gets wet?

Why does the CDC want you to hum Happy Birthday – twice?

Why does the CDC want you to hum Happy Birthday – twice?

What’s the air pressure inside a commercial aircraft?

What’s the air pressure inside a commercial aircraft?

What state of matter is Jell-O in?

What state of matter is Jell-O in?

What’s the difference between poison and venom?

What’s the difference between poison and venom?

What is Wi-Fi short for?

What is Wi-Fi short for?

Is Sodium Pentothal real and is it actually a truth serum?

Is Sodium Pentothal real and is it actually a truth serum?

How do viruses jump from animals to humans?

Which came first, the word “crap” or Thomas Crapper’s toilet innovations?

What percentage of the human body is made up of other organisms?

Why is the same side of the moon always facing earth?

Why is the same side of the moon always facing earth?

How long is an eon?

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Which way do helicopter blades rotate?

Which way do helicopter blades rotate?

Do non-human animals get cavities?

Which planet was originally known as “George”?

What is the tallest mountain on earth?

What is the tallest mountain on earth?

What is the horsepower of one horse?

What is the horsepower of one horse?

What are the Seven Seas?

What material was Mr. Potato Head originally made from?

What material was Mr. Potato Head originally made from?

What is brimstone?

What is brimstone?

When was the first known use of OMG?

When was the first known use of OMG?

What does the acronym Taser stand for?

What does the acronym Taser stand for?

What does a blobfish look like?

What does a blobfish look like?

What is an “REO Speedwagon”?

What is an “REO Speedwagon”?

Which came first – the electric car or the gasoline car?

Why can’t you own a single Guinea Pig in Switzerland?

Did Coca-Cola originally contain cocaine?

Did Coca-Cola originally contain cocaine?

When and where was the fastest recorded temperature change?

When and where was the fastest recorded temperature change?

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Which came first – the Chicken McNugget or the Egg McMuffin?

Which came first – the Chicken McNugget or the Egg McMuffin?

Are redheads going extinct?

Which was named first, Pluto the dog or Pluto the planet?

Which came first – the match or the lighter?

Which came first – the match or the lighter?

Was Sputnik the first man-made object in space?

Is there “zero-gravity” in space?

Is there “zero-gravity” in space?

Is a scientific theory less certain than a scientific law?