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This island nation is made up of over 17,000 islands! If you visited one island a day, it would take you almost 47 years to see them all.
Indonesia
What's mixed into sushi rice that makes it taste different from plain rice?
Vinegar (rice vinegar) The rice is folded while warm with a specialized awase-zu (sushi vinegar). The vinegar provides a clean acidity (and acts as a mild, natural preservative), the sugar adds a subtle sweetness, and the salt enhances the savory flavors of the fish and seaweed.
Flamingos are born gray or white and turn pink because of what they eat.
True. diet is loaded with carotenoids—natural pigments found in algae, brine shrimp, and other small crustaceans. if a flamingo stops eating a carotenoid-rich diet, its new feathers will grow in gray or white
Imagine Dragons sing about waking up to "ash and dust" and wiping their brow in this glowing, atomic-sounding hit song.
"Radioactive"
You get lost in the forest. What are the first three things you should do?
Stop, stay calm, stay put. The U.S. Forest Service says exactly this.
This Asian country’s highest natural point is only about 2.4 meters above sea level. A basketball hoop is higher.
Maldives
Miso soup (Japan) gets its savory flavor from a fermented paste made of what?
Soybeans
If you cut an earthworm in half, both halves grow into two brand-new worms.
False
This artist's hit song "Bad Guy" features a bizarre, catchy beat that was actually inspired by the ticking sound of a crosswalk traffic light in Australia.
Billie Eilish
Someone is bitten by a snake. Should you cut the bite and suck out venom first?
No. You should absolutely never cut the bite or attempt to suck out venom. Medical experts and organizations advise against this. Cutting causes tissue damage and introduces dangerous bacteria, while sucking out the venom is ineffective and puts the rescuer at risk.
It’s the only country in the entire world whose flag is NOT a rectangle or a square; instead, it looks like two stacked triangles.
Nepal
A fertilized developing bird embryo (usually duck) that is boiled and eaten straight from the shell. A popular street food across Southeast Asia—particularly in the Philippines—it is prized for its combination of a rich, savory broth, creamy yolk, and tender, textured embryo.
Balut
Goldfish have a 3-second memory.
False , that's just a myth! Scientific studies show goldfish have excellent memories and can retain information for months. They can recognize their owners, learn to navigate mazes, and remember time-place routines, such as gathering in a specific spot when it's time to be fed
Which artist filled the entire Billboard Hot 100 top 10 with songs from albums more than once?
Taylor Swift. Guinness notes she uniquely filled the entire Top 10 with songs from several albums.
If you are ever stuck inside a falling elevator, the best way to survive the crash is to do this, which distributes the force of the impact across your entire body.
The best way to survive a free-falling elevator is to lie flat on your back on the floor. This evenly distributes the immense \(G\)-forces of the impact across your entire torso rather than concentrating all the crushing pressure on your legs or spine
This country looks like a giant "S" shape hugging the coast of the South China Sea.
Vietnam
China has the largest pig population on Earth — roughly how many pigs live there?
700 millions
There is a species of jellyfish floating in the ocean right now that is biologically immortal.
True Turritopsis dohrnii, widely known as the immortal jellyfish, is a tiny, biologically immortal marine creature. Found globally in temperate and tropical waters, it is unique for its ability to revert back to its juvenile polyp stage when faced with stress, injury, or aging, effectively resetting its own life cycle
Justin Bieber became the first male pop star in history to have 5 US #1 albums by what age?
18
You packed for a hike. Name three of the “Ten Essentials” style items that help survival.
Good answers: map, compass/GPS, water, food, flashlight, first aid kit, sun protection, extra clothing, fire starter, shelter. NPS lists the Ten Essentials and emergency items.
This landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia is famous for vast grassy plains called steppes & wild horses
Mongolia
Which food changed Asian cooking forever after Portuguese and Spanish traders helped spread it from the Americas?
Chili pepper
Apples are part of the same plant family as roses
True, apples and roses belong to the same plant family, Rosaceae.
The family connection makes sense when you look closely at their structure and development. Apples and roses share similarities, such as typically featuring five-petaled blossoms and producing fruit that contains seeds.
In a massively successful, happy song by Pharrell Williams, he sings "Clap along if you feel like a room without....." one of these.
Roof
If a wild crocodile chases you on land, you don't actually need to run in a zigzag pattern. You just need to run away in a straight line because a crocodile's top speed on land is only about this many miles per hour.
Crocodiles can reach land speeds of up to 11 mph (17 km/h)
No Stamina: They are ambush predators and rely entirely on surprise. They are not biologically built for chasing prey over flat ground