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Previous Problem:
True or False:
If you swallow chewing gum, it will take seven years to digest and pass through your system.
Answer:
False
Although chewing gum is indigestible it will make its way through your digestive system at about the same rate as anything else you consume.
Today’s Question:
True or False:
If you eat chocolate, your face will break out.
Last Question:
If you go outside in the cold with wet hair, will you get sick?
Answer:
No.
You may feel cold, but you can’t catch a cold just from going outdoors with wet hair. This is probably a myth initiated by a mother who didn’t want her children going out into public improperly groomed.
Today’s Problem:
True or False:
If you swallow chewing gum, it will take seven years to digest and pass through your system.
Last Question:
Is it true that …
If you crack your knuckles, they will get bigger?
Answer:
No, this statement is false.
The popping sound you hear when you hyper extend your knuckles is the release of gas from the joint. Although it is widely believed that frequent knuckle cracking leads to inflamed joints or arthritis, the research has not currently proven this to be true. Damage to the knuckles can result, so it is smart not to be a knuckle cracker unless it cracks you up and makes you laugh when you do it.
Today’s Question:
If you go outside in the cold with wet hair, will you get sick?
Question:
If you sit too close to a TV, you will ruin your eyes.
Answer:
False
No studies have shown a link between watching television and damaged vision. It is true however that sitting too close to a TV or watching in a dark room can cause eye fatigue, but the warning of permanent damage does not appear to be justified based on the studies. It is probably a good idea to sit at least 4 or 5 feet from a TV and keep a dim light on in the room.
Today’s Question:
Is it true that …
If you crack your knuckles, they will get bigger?
Last Problem:
Sharks must swim continuously or they might ….
Answer:
Sink to the bottom of the ocean
A shark will sink to the bottom of the ocean if it ever stops swimming. Sharks lack the pocket that helps keep most fish buoyant. Sharks have large, oil-filled livers that serve a similar purpose, but with the help of their liver they’re still denser than the water. This is why they must swim continuously to stay afloat.
Today’s Question:
Is it true that …
If you sit too close to a TV, you will ruin your eyes?
Last Question:
Sharks have a different skeletal structure than most fish. What is it made from?
Answer:
Cartilage
Sharks don’t have a skeleton made from bone. The skeleton of a shark is made from cartilage tissue which is the same tissue that forms human noses and ears.
Today’s Problem:
Why must sharks swim continuously?
Last Problem
How do snakes eat their meals?
Answer:
They unhinge their jaws and swallow their meal whole
After killing its prey, a snake disconnects its jaws and slowly swallows its meal whole. This feature allows a snake to eat rodents and small animals that are bigger than its normal mouth opening. Imagine eating a whole rat in one bite!
Today’s Question:
Sharks have a different skeletal structure than most fish. What is it made from?
Last Question:
What is it called when a group of sharks go crazy while attacking their prey?
Answer:
A feeding frenzy
A feeding frenzy takes place when a large group of sharks picks up on the scent of blood and all swarm to attack the prey. Biologists think that feeding frenzies happen when the sensory systems os sharks are overstimulated. In such a state, they attack everything that moves and will even attack each other.
Today’s Problem
How do snakes eat their meals?
Yesterday’s Question:
Do snakes ever blink?
Answer:
A snake’s eyes are always open, protected by immobile, transparent scales.
Today’s Question:
What is it called when a group of sharks go crazy while attacking their prey?
Last Question:
A snake will occasionally slip out of its old skin. Which term describes this process?
Answer:
Shedding
Snakes shed the outer layer of their skin as a natural process of growing. Even in snakes that are not growing, the scales become drab and worn over time and are replaced by a new layer of skin. Some species shed their skin every 20 days; others shed their skins every year.
Today’s Question:
Do snakes ever blink?