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Stump
Me Questions Answered in September 2000
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Q.: When was the
first car insurance issued?
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Jay R.
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A.:
Travelers Insurance issued the first car insurance policy on
February 1, 1898. It covered the liability costs involved
in a collision with a horse or horse-drawn vehicle. It
cost $11.25 and covered from $5,000 to $10,000 worth of
damage. Truman J. Martin of Buffalo, NY had the honor of
purchasing the policy.
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Q.:
How many peanuts are in a jar of peanut butter?
- Javier V.
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A.: On
average, it takes 548 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut
butter.
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Q.:
What makes the sound when you crack a whip?
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Chelsea B.
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A.:
When done properly, the tip of the whip gets propelled so fast
that it breaks the sound barrier. The sound you hear
is a small sonic boom. So there.
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Q.:
What month has the most suicides?
- Dave W.
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A.:
What a morbid question. Statistics show that April
traditionally has the highest number of suicides. December
and January have the lowest.
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Q.:
Which freezes faster...a cup of hot tea or cold water?
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Teri D.
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A.:
You know, I think we had the same physics books in
college. Hot tea will freeze faster because during the
heating process, the boiled water releases all of the air
bubbles that can slow down the freezing of water.
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