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What's a good name for a porn film involving small furry animals?
How 'bout 'Fur-nication'.:P
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Of the known types of amino acids, which ones are required to make a protein?
All proteins consists of 20 specific amino acids. These are :-
01) Valine
02) Leucine
03) Isoleucine
04) Methionine
05) Phenylalanine
06) Asparagine
07) Glutamic acid
08) Glutamine
09) Histidine
10) Lysine
11) Arginine
12) Aspartic acid
13) Glycine
14) Alanine
15) Serine
16) Threonine
17) Tyrosine
18) Tryptophan
19) Cysteine
20) Proline
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What are the names of Paris Hilton's grandpartents?
Paternal grandparents : Barron Hilton and Marilyn Hawley
Maternal grandparents : Ken Richards and Kathleen Richards
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How far back does recorded history go as documented by man?
Writing and historical records first appear, roughly 3,300 years before the Birth of Christ. The earliest historical books are those of the Egyptians and the Hebrews. The earliest records are the Egyptian king lists, dating from about the First Dynasty in Egypt, between 3200 and 3600 B.C.
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When did the first angiosperms evolve?
The first evidence of angiosperms appears in the fossil record approximately 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic period (203-135 million years ago).
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiosperm
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Where are the ethnic backgrounds of Johnny Depp's parents?
Johnny Depp has Cherokee ancestry, inherited from both sides of his family but mostly from his mother's. His great-grandmother, Minnie, was a full-blooded Cherokee. He also has European ancestry.
Source : http://www.johnnydeppweb.com/info/vital.php
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Does beer have any good nutritional value?
Energy value
Alcohol contains 7 kilocalories per gramme. Forty grammes of alcohol (which corresponds to four 25 cl glasses of lager) contain as many calories as 70 g of sugar. As a comparison, four glasses of a soft drink (eg. coke) contain as much as 132 g of sugar, which is twice as much as four glasses of beer. Beers with a higher alcohol content contain more calories. Wines and spirits...
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What is the correct name for inhabitants of Madagascar?
Madagascan / Malagasy.
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What is the official language of Andorra?
Catalan.
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What is the correct name for inhabitants of Andorra?
Andorran
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What is the world's best selling beer?
Budweiser -
Brewed and sold since 1876, "The King of Beers" is the largest-selling beer in the world. Budweiser has been the world's best-selling beer since 1957, and is distributed in more than 70 countries. Budweiser leads the U.S. premium beer category, outselling all other domestic premium beers combined. In fact, one in almost every five beers sold in the United States...
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What is the Pope's salary?
The pope does not receive any pay, nor does he have a bank account.
Source : http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20001115.html
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How many U.S. Presidents were lefthanded?
7.
Left-Handed U.S. Presidents
James A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20th
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) 31st
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rd
Gerald Ford (1913- ) 38th
Ronald Reagan (1911 - ) 40th
George H.W. Bush (1924- ) 41st
Bill Clinton (1946- ) 42nd
Source : http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html
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What's the origin of the term jaywalking?
Source : http://www.takeourword.com/et_h-j.html#jayw
This one is a bit surprising! Jaywalker first entered American English in about 1917, and jay comes from a previous use of jay to describe a `bold or impudent person.' That is thought to come from (blue) jay, which is known to be a bold bird, teasing other animals and even humans as it does. The name of the bird originated before the...
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What is the origin of the term "bootleg"?
Source: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=b&p=14
bootleg
1889 (adj.), 1903 (v.), Amer.Eng. slang, from the trick of concealing something down the leg of a high boot (originally a flask of liquor).
Source : http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20030103.html
The first use of the phrase is found in the Omaha Herald in 1889:
There is as much whisky consumed in Iowa now as there was...
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What does the "G" in G-string stand for?
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-string
The origin of the word is uncertain: it may have been an analogy to the thickest string on a violin; perhaps it was a euphemistic abbreviation of girdle-string or groin-string; or it may have been a Native American word that simply sounded like g-string.
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Is Fiat owned by Ferrari?
No. Fiat owns 56% of Ferrari as of 2004.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari
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Did Bruce Willis go to acting school? If so, where was it and what was it called?
Enrolled at Montclair State College for drama classes but later dropped out.
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What is Marisa Tomei's ethnicity?
As per www.nndb.com :
Ethnicity : White
According to http://marisatomei.theaion.cjb.net/marisatomei.html :
Her maternal grandfather is from Tuscany (Italy) and her maternal grandmother is from Sicily (Italy). Her father is of Sicilian decent.
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Are Angelina Jolie's breasts natural? How big are they?
As far as I know she admitted having breast implants. She also wore paddings for her first Lara Croft: Tomb Raider film to make her breast size 36D.
The actual size of her breasts is 36C.
Measurement : 36C - 25 - 35
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How big are Paris Hilton's breasts?
34-B
Measurement : 34-B - 25 - 35
Source : Celebrity Sleuth Magazine
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Who invented the heating pad?
In the past, heating pads using hot water bottles were used but no record of its inventor is found. However, the electric heating pad was invented by an American, S. I. Russel in 1912.
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When and by whom was stereo sound invented?
British engineer and inventor Alan Dower Blumlein pioneered the idea of stereo recording and showed in 1930 that accurate and controlled spatial effects could be obtained by relying on only one of the two locating clues - intensity or time of arrival. He invented the binaural recording (now known as stereo sound) in 1931.
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How many ranks are there in the military?
This is the list of military ranks in U.S. Armed Forces arranged in descending order.
ARMY : -
Officers :
General of the Army> General> Lieutenant General> Major General> Brigadier General> Colonel> Major> Captain> First Lieutenant> Second Lieutenant
Warrant Officers :
Chief Warrant Officer (W-4)> Chief Warrant Officer (W-3)> Chief Warrant Officer...
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Did George Washington have any children?
No George Washington never fathered any children. However, he adopted John Parke Custis and Martha Custis, his wife's (Martha Washington) two children from her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis and later also adapted two of her grandchildren.
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What are "bryophytes" and why are they important?
A "bryophyte" is any member of the plant phyllum Bryophyta. Bryophytes include nearly 960 genera and 24,000 species.
Examples of bryophytes : -
Funaria (moss), Anthoceros (hornwort), Porella, Marchantia
Bryophytes represent a unique group of plants intermediate between the predominantly aquatic thallophytes and terrestrial pteridophytes. They occupy and inhabit a zone which is...
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How do fungi reproduce?
Fungi reproduce both asexually and sexually. In some fungi, during the formation of reproductive structures (asexual or sexual) the entire thallus is used up. such a case is common in lower fungi and they are called Holocarpic. In higher fungi however only a portion of the thallus produces reproductive structures so that vegetative and reproductive phases can occur together. These fungi are...
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What are autism and Asperger's syndrome? What are their symptoms?
Autism : -
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism
The nature of autism is not well understood, and a subject of controversy.
In psychiatry, autism (called autistic disorder in the DSM) is considered a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes marked problems with social relatedness, communication, interest, and behavior. It is considered to be one of the five types of pervasive...
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How many different types of apples are there?
There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples.
Courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/apples
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What is a mangosteen and what does it taste like?
Courtesy of wikipedia : -
The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. The tree grows from 7 to 25 meters tall. The edible fruits are deep reddish purple when ripe. The mangosteen fruit is known as the "queen of fruits," while the durian (Durio spp.) is known as the "king of fruits."...
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What is a Camotecue?
Camote is the Filipino name for sweet potato ( Scientific name : - Ipomoea batatas.).
Hope this helps a bit.
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Does one have to be a Vegetarian to practice Yoga?
Not necessarily. Yoga is a system of exercises focussing on posturing and breathing techniques which improves your breathing and alignment of the body and also helps in controlling your body and mind. The only things that should be taken into consideration before you start practicing yoga is your age and health. As far as diet is concerned, a healthy diet is sufficient. However, it is advisable...
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What is an ideal amount of time to wait after birth before getting pregnant again?
Doctors usually recommend that you abstain from sexual intercourse for four to six weeks after birth. If you are planning to get pregnant again it is best to consult your doctor.
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Who was Muhammad Ali's toughest opponent?
Joe Frazier can be called as the toughest opponent of Muhammad Ali. Their bouts were highly competitive and huge financial successes.
Frazier was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1968-1973. In 1971 Ali challenged Frazier to beat him and become the undisputed king of the division. Frazier dropped Ali in the 15th round in what is called "The Fight of the Century". After losing his...
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What are typical early symptoms of pregnancy?
Early symptoms of pregnancy are : -
=> Missed period.
=> Morning sickness
=> Breasts becoming tender and slightly bigger.
=> Headaches.
=> Frequent urination.
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How do chytrid spores differ from those of other fungi?
Chytrid spores are flagellated unlike other fungal spores.
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Is it possible to contract herpes by sharing a drink with someone who has it?
If the person has genital herpes then there are no chances of contracting by sharing a drink. However, if the person has facial or oral herpes, then there is a small chance of transmission, if somehow the fluid from the herpes blister touches the container and the other person sharing the drink has lesions or cuts on his/her lips, tongue or oral cavity.
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What are "secondary compounds"?
Secondary compounds are found in plants as products from bio-chemical pathways that are offshoots of basic metabolism. They are called econdary compounds because the compounds were not part of primary metabolism.
They can be produced from metabolism of nitrogen or carbohydrates : -
Example : -
From sugar metabolism -
Waxes, Terpenes, Steroids.
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