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trivia 8/10
DID YOU KNOW...
Plastic bags are easier to recycle and require less energy to produce than paper bags.

1.what is the language spoken by the highest number of earth's citizens?

2. which country has it's capital at Montevideo?
3. which country has the dubious distinction of paying the highest
percentage of income for personal income tax, including social security
payments?
4. what is the distance in feet between the bases in professional baseball?
5. in The Jungle Book, what sort of critter was ka'a?
6. what is the symbol for the element sodium?
a. - Sa
b. - Na
c. - Ca
d. - So
7. Which country was the site of the 1964 "Great Train Robbery" ?
8. Carbohydrates are made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, and.....what ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
The length of time it takes a Tadpole to become a frog is about 15 days.
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1. mandarin
2. URUGUAY
3. Denmark-44%
4. 90 FEET
5. PYTHON
6. - b
7. England
8. Oxygen
CRAP !!
The metamorphosis is quick, but not THAT quick.
Depending on th temperature and other conditions, it can take from six to nine weeks, and sometimes even longer.
 
I just finished reading Mark Kurlansky's Salt last night, and it has come in handy already -- I got No. 6. Nice.

These are always fun - thanks, luckytrim.
 
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