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Where does the tube-lipped nectar bat put its tongue when it is not feeding?
Into a tube in its chest, between the breastbone and the heart
A Fish With Red Lipstick, a Glowing Shark and 8 More Real Animals That Look Fake
What are the odds of finding a white lobster like Casper, who went to the University of New England in 2026?
About 1 in 100 million
A Fish With Red Lipstick, a Glowing Shark and 8 More Real Animals That Look Fake
How long did the pewter plate sit in the camera to make the first photograph?
About 8 hours
The First Photo Ever Taken Needed 8 Hours of Sunlight on a Pewter Plate in France
What was Niépce's first major invention, built with his brother in 1807?
An internal combustion engine
The First Photo Ever Taken Needed 8 Hours of Sunlight on a Pewter Plate in France
Yearly mail volume was 33 billion pieces in 1943. What had it reached by 1962?
66.5 billion
The ZIP Code Only Arrived on July 1, 1963, and Americans Did Not Want It at First
Who first pressed for a British tomb after noticing an unknown soldier's grave at the Somme?
Reverend David Railton
Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Has Been Guarded Around the Clock Since 1937
What nickname did Johnson earn as a boy for building fast go-karts out of scrap parts?
The Professor
A NASA Engineer Invented the Super Soaker, and Over 250 Million Have Sold Since 1990
Why did the January cold make things worse for people caught in the flood?
Cold molasses thickens, holding people fast
Boston's 1919 Molasses Flood Sent a 25-Foot Wave Through the North End, Killing 21
Who saw that a home demonstration would sell the containers and became vice president of Tupperware Home Parties?
Brownie Wise
Tupperware Parties Hit $25 Million in Sales by 1954, Then the Party Slowly Ended
Of the 2.15 million miles of rural road in America in 1904, how many had any surface at all?
154,000 miles
The First Coast-to-Coast Drive in 1903 Began With a $50 Bet and Took 63 Days