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651. Why is there a dodo in alice in wonderland
May 26, 2013
Why is there a dodo in alice in wonderland?
When Lewis Carroll wrote Alice In Wonderland, he introduced the nicknames of some of his friends. The Lory was young Lorina Liddell, the sister of Alice on whom Carroll based his book. The Eaglet was Alice's other sister Edith. As for the Dodo, th...
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652. Which secretary of the bank of england wrote books for children
May 26, 2013
Which secretary of the bank of england wrote books for children?
Kenneth Grahame who wrote The Wind in the Willows. He had just retired as Secretary of the Bank of England when in 1908 he published his world-famous book, destined to become one of the greatest of all children's classics. To ...
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653. What were the real names of the three musketeers
May 26, 2013
What were the real names of the three musketeers?
The names that the famous swordsmen assumed when they joined the French King's bodyguard of Musketeers were Athos, Porthos and Aramis. By these names they are known throughout Alexandre Dumas' magnificent novel The Three Musketeers. It is n...
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654. Why does the giraffe have a long neck
May 26, 2013
Why does the giraffe have a long neck?
Giraffes have aroused the curiosity of man since earliest times. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks had a theory that giraffes were a mixture of the leopard and the camel, and they called the giraffe "a camelopard."
The giraffe is the ta...
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655. Why does the kangaroo have a pouch
May 26, 2013
Why does the kangaroo have a pouch?
Animals that have a pouch (and the kangaroo is only one of several animals like this) are called "marsupials."
The pouch that the kangaroo has, which is between her hindlegs, is about as snug and comfortable a little home as a new-born ba...
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656. Can marmots predict weather
May 26, 2013
Can marmots predict weather?
Sometimes an idea is built up, or kept up, by newspapers because it "makes a good story." This seems to be the case with the groundhog and its ability to predict the weather.
The belief that the groundhog is a weather prophet is an old one. The ...
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657. Why do jellyfish sting
May 26, 2013
Why do jellyfish sting?
The jellyfish is one of the strangest forms of life to be found in the sea. First of all, it is not even a fish! It's an animal without a skeleton. Jellyfish are members of a large division of very simple animals called "Coelenterate."
Nine-tenths of...
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658. Do raccoons wash their food
May 26, 2013
Do raccoons wash their food?
In the 1920s if you said "raccoon" to anyone, they'd probably think of college students in raccoon coats: At that time the raccoon coat was a sign that you were "in," that you were really fashionable.
Today, the raccoon is still hunted for its fur and f...
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659. What makes a skunk smells
May 26, 2013
What makes a skunk smells?
If there is one animal in the world which you wouldn't want to be-it's probably a skunk. Yet the skunk is a friendly creature and makes a good pet. What makes him so unpopular, of course, is that famous smell of his.
What makes a skunk smell? The ...
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660. Does an ostrich hide its head in the sand
May 26, 2013
Does an ostrich hide its head in the sand?
The ostrich is a rather strange bird, and there are many interesting and peculiar things about it, but it does not hide its head in the sand! According to popular belief, when an ostrich is frightened it feels that it is safely hidden when it has it...
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