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GENERAL TRIVIA:
- Can baracuda jump into boats? ANSWER: Shallow ones, yes, although there are very few confirmations of this.
- Where did Agatha Christie go when she went missing for a year. ANSWER: To the best of my research, no one knows.
- What is the second largest shark? ANSWER: The Basking Shark
- Where is the physical horn located in most car engines? ANSWER: Behind the radiator
- What is a geoduck? ANSWER: A species of very large, edible, saltwater clam.
- Why does black pepper make one sneeze? ANSWER: Pepper, be it white, black, or green, contains an alkaloid of pyridine called piperine. Piperine acts as an irritant if it gets into the nose, thus making you sneeze to get rid of it.
- Is it possible to die from drinking too much water? ANSWER: Yes
- What element is added to turn glass blue? ANSWER: Copper
MINERAL TRIVIA
- What is the lowest density rock on Earth? ANSWER: Reticulite
- What kind of tourmaline is named after a food? ANSWER: Watermelon
- What is charoite and where is it mined? ANSWER: Charoite is agatized river moss that is mined from a riverbed in Russia (rumored to be all mined out).
- Who set the standards of the four C's (cut, clarity, carat and color)? ANSWER: The Gemological Institute of America
- When was the Kimberley Mine found? 1871 and was the starting point of the De Beer's diamond empire.
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