The Questions…
1. Who first proposed the use of contact lenses to improve vision?
2. What do the hummingbird, the loon, the swift, the kingfisher, and the grebe have in common?
3. What animal has the shortest gestation period? What animal has the longest?
4. The original waterproof/breathable fabric Gore-Tex was patented in 1976. What is it made of?
5. If Barbie were life-size, what would her measurements be?
The Answers…
1. Leonardo da Vince in 1508.
2. All are incapable of walking.
3. The shortest: the American opossum, which bears its young 12 to 13 days after conception. The longest: the Asiatic elephant, with a gestation period of about 20 months.
4. A porous form of Teflon.
5. 39-21-33.
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