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2022-02-06 09:00:04 Who has been in the most movies?
Mel Blanc performed in 709 films, not including over 100 TV movies and video productions. He also had 81 uncredited voice parts in films. Right behind Mel Blanc on the IMDB's list of most prolific actors is Adoor Bhasi. Before his death in 1990, Bhasi was featured in 549 films. Open / Comment

2022-02-05 09:00:02 What year did Star Wars debut?
The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 10:44:23 Alfred Heineken made a bottle of beer that could function as a brick for construction in poor countries. 1963. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 09:00:03 Do otters hold hands when they sleep?
Otters are known to hold hands in groups - called a raft - while they eat, sleep and rest, to prevent families losing each other. The furry animals, the largest member of the weasel family, are even known to wrap sea plants around them to secure the bond. Open / Comment

2022-02-03 09:00:03 Who was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Malala Yousafzai, 17, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, along with India's Kailash Satyarthi, 60, for their struggles against the suppression of children and for young people's rights, including the right to education. Open / Comment

2022-02-02 16:19:22 All of an adult human’s blood vessels, if laid out end to end, would be about 100,000 miles, so they could encircle the earth four times. Open / Comment

2022-02-02 09:00:03 Is a wasp a bee?
A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their numbers, or natural biocontrol. Open / Comment

2022-02-01 09:00:03 Is there copper in a penny?
Some 1982 pennies used the 97.5% zinc composition, while others used the 95% copper composition. With the exception of 2009 bicentennial cents minted specifically for collectors, United States cents minted after 1982 have been copper-plated zinc. Open / Comment

2022-01-31 09:00:13 Which country first adopted time zones and when?
On November 2, 1868, the then-British colony of New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed throughout the colony, and was perhaps the first country to do so. It was based on the longitude 172°30′ East of Greenwich, that is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT. Open / Comment

2022-01-30 19:22:12 Which Disney Princess has a child?
Ariel is the only Disney Princess to have had a child. This is shown in the terrible straight-to-video sequel, The Little Mermaid 2: Return to Sea. In the film, Ariel's daughter Melody has a rebellious streak just like her mother, and once again the family is put into jeopardy. Open / Comment