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Last Question:
Since the Middle Ages, some communities have celebrated the harvest with a symbolic item made of grain. What is it?
Answer:
Dolls. The tradition of making a “corn dolly,” a symbolic or decorative figure made of straw, comes from pagan harvest festivals. People believed that the doll contained the spirit of a successful harvest.
Today’s Question:
What is the full moon that follows the harvest moon called?
Last Question:
Why do leaves change colors in the fall?
Answer:
They produce less chlorophyll, which is what keeps the leaves green. In autumn, plants produce less chlorophyll, the substance responsible for leaves’ green hue. Without chlorophyll, some leaves take on the shade of other natural substances that are naturally found in the leaves.
Today’s Question:
Since the Middle Ages, some communities have celebrated the harvest with a symbolic item made of grain. What is it?
Last Problem:
True or False
If you shave, the hair will grow back thicker and darker.
Answer:
False
Because hair is always evenly cut during shaving, it may appear to look thicker and darker as it grows back. If you continued to let it grow and exposed it to the sun, it would eventually match the texture and color of the hair you shaved off.
Today’s Question:
Why do leaves change their color in the fall?
Last Problem:
True or False:
If you are pregnant, you should avoid cat litter boxes.
Answer:
True
While cats themselves pose little danger to a woman who is carrying a child, a parasite associated found in cat feces can cause toxoplasmosis. If the mother contracts this infection it can cause harm to her unborn child’s eyes and brain. Women who are pregnant with a child (or children) are advised to have their partners or husbands change their cat’s litter boxes.
Today’s Problem:
True or False
If you shave, the hair will grow back thicker and darker.