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Stump
Me Questions Answered in March 2004
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Q.: There was a language that was created as a world language and is still spoken by a good number of people. I got the question while playing Trivial Pursuit but I forgot the answer and a major part of the question.
- Aj L.
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A.: Esperanto.
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Q.: Why cant a horse vomit?
- No Name Given
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A.: This
comes from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the Ohio State
University:
A horse's esophagus is a simple muscular tube that takes food from the mouth to the stomach. Because the muscles in the cardiac sphincter valve leading into the stomach are very strong, it is almost impossible for a horse to vomit.
It is more likely that the stomach will rupture in the event of an overconsumption of
feed.
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Q.: We're wondering, what is the average total square footage of land on earth?
- Neil L.
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A.: According
to nations online, the answer is 57,268,900 square miles.
This amounts to about 29% of the Earth's total surface area.
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Q.: Why does your tongue go to the top of your mouth when you swallow?
- No Name Given
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A.: Your tongue goes to the top of your mouth to seal off air, and your uvula flips back to cover your nose, making it much more difficult to swallow air.
Thanks to Jeffrey C. for asking his father, an MD out of the
University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Texas.
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Q.: What recent movie was filmed at Turlock High School?
- Justin
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A.:
Jackpot. Thanks to Marcia A. for the help.
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Q.: Who
is Israel Weintraub?
- Terry B.
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A.: Why he's
the 1945 National Clam Eating Champion, of course! Doesn't
everybody know that?
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Q.: If a hen in a half, could lay an egg and a half, in a day in a half, how many eggs do they have?
- Dave J.
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A.: After a
day in a half you'd have an egg and a half.
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