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100

The Scarborough Bluffs overlook this body of water

Lake Ontario

100

In Ontario, you can get a part-time job starting at this age    

14

100

True or False: You need to wait 30 minutes after eating before swimming

Dangers of swimming from a Mayo Clinic perspective include drowning, illness from swallowing contaminated water, and risks associated with unsafe swimming practices like not wearing life jackets or swimming under the influence of alcohol.

200

Police need this before searching your belongings    

A warrant (or probable cause/reasonable grounds)

200

True or False: Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis  

False

200

Which existed first on Earth: sharks or trees?

Sharks. 

The first shark ancestors appeared in the oceans around 450 million years ago, while the first trees appeared on land around 385 million years ago.

300

True or False: You lose most of your body heat through your head

False. 

You do not lose most of your body heat through your head. Heat is lost from any part of the body that is exposed and uncovered. The idea that the head is a major source of heat loss is a medical myth.

300

What percentage of your body's total energy does your brain use?

A) 5%

B) 10%

C) 20%

D) 30% this percentage  

C)

Your brain uses 20% of your body's total energy

400

Are antibiotics effective against a viral or bacterial infection? 

Bacterial

400

How many decisions does the average person make per day? 

A) More than 100? 

B) More than 500?

C) More than 1000

D) More than 5000?


Answer: D)

The naverage person makes roughly 35,000 decisions per day

500

What causes the cracking sound when you crack your knuckles?  

The sound is caused by the rapid bursting of gas bubbles that form in the synovial fluid lubricating your joints.

500

This animal sleeps 22 hours per day

Koala Bear

500

In Italian, the @ symbol is named after this animal

Snail

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