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Answer to What's a good name for a porn film involving small furry animals?

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:22:23 -0800

What's a good name for a porn film involving small furry animals?

How 'bout 'Fur-nication'.:P

Answer to Of the known types of amino acids, which ones are required to make a protein?

Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:14:40 -0700

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)...

Answer to What are the names of Paris Hilton's grandpartents?

Sun, 08 May 2005 17:08:33 -0700

What are the names of Paris Hilton's grandpartents?

Paternal grandparents : Barron Hilton and Marilyn Hawley Maternal grandparents : Ken Richards and Kathleen Richards

Answer to How far back does recorded history go as documented by man?

Sun, 08 May 2005 16:14:36 -0700

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.

Answer to When did the first angiosperms evolve?

Sun, 08 May 2005 15:41:24 -0700

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

Answer to Where are the ethnic backgrounds of Johnny Depp's parents?

Sun, 08 May 2005 15:32:34 -0700

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

Answer to Does beer have any good nutritional value?

Sun, 08 May 2005 00:19:49 -0700

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...

Answer to What is the correct name for inhabitants of Madagascar?

Sat, 07 May 2005 13:52:21 -0700

What is the correct name for inhabitants of Madagascar?

Madagascan / Malagasy.

Answer to What is the official language of Andorra?

Sat, 07 May 2005 13:50:29 -0700

What is the official language of Andorra?

Catalan.

Answer to What is the correct name for inhabitants of Andorra?

Sat, 07 May 2005 13:49:09 -0700

What is the correct name for inhabitants of Andorra?

Andorran

Answer to What is the world's best selling beer?

Thu, 05 May 2005 20:32:31 -0700

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...

Answer to What is the Pope's salary?

Thu, 05 May 2005 20:14:34 -0700

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

Answer to How many U.S. Presidents were lefthanded?

Thu, 05 May 2005 17:34:16 -0700

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 :...

Answer to What's the origin of the term jaywalking?

Thu, 05 May 2005 17:23:57 -0700

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...

Answer to What is the origin of the term "bootleg"?

Thu, 05 May 2005 17:00:58 -0700

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...

Answer to What does the "G" in G-string stand for?

Thu, 05 May 2005 16:18:23 -0700

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...

Answer to Is Fiat owned by Ferrari?

Thu, 05 May 2005 15:52:04 -0700

Is Fiat owned by Ferrari?

No. Fiat owns 56% of Ferrari as of 2004. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari

Answer to Did Bruce Willis go to acting school? If so, where was it and what was it called?

Wed, 04 May 2005 06:45:19 -0700

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.

Answer to What is Marisa Tomei's ethnicity?

Tue, 03 May 2005 16:17:36 -0700

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.

Answer to Are Angelina Jolie's breasts natural? How big are they?

Tue, 03 May 2005 14:17:23 -0700

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

Answer to How big are Paris Hilton's breasts?

Tue, 03 May 2005 08:56:20 -0700

How big are Paris Hilton's breasts?

34-B Measurement : 34-B - 25 - 35 Source : Celebrity Sleuth Magazine

Answer to Who invented the heating pad?

Mon, 02 May 2005 15:20:13 -0700

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.

Answer to When and by whom was stereo sound invented?

Mon, 02 May 2005 14:54:51 -0700

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...

Answer to How many ranks are there in the military?

Mon, 02 May 2005 12:33:58 -0700

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...

Answer to Did George Washington have any children?

Mon, 02 May 2005 09:13:12 -0700

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.

Answer to What are "bryophytes" and why are they important?

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:18:59 -0700

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...

Answer to How do fungi reproduce?

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:22:38 -0700

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...

Answer to What are autism and Asperger's syndrome? What are their symptoms?

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:55:24 -0700

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,...

Answer to How many different types of apples are there?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:39:53 -0700

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

Answer to What is a mangosteen and what does it taste like?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:24:27 -0700

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...

Answer to What is a Camotecue?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:14:25 -0700

What is a Camotecue?

Camote is the Filipino name for sweet potato ( Scientific name : - Ipomoea batatas.). Hope this helps a bit.

Answer to Does one have to be a Vegetarian to practice Yoga?

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:51:21 -0700

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...

Answer to What is an ideal amount of time to wait after birth before getting pregnant again?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:47:32 -0700

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.

Answer to Who was Muhammad Ali's toughest opponent?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:15:57 -0700

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...

Answer to What are typical early symptoms of pregnancy?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:58:04 -0700

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.

Answer to How do chytrid spores differ from those of other fungi?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:30:22 -0700

How do chytrid spores differ from those of other fungi?

Chytrid spores are flagellated unlike other fungal spores.

Answer to Is it possible to contract herpes by sharing a drink with someone who has it?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:24:24 -0700

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...

Answer to What are "secondary compounds"?

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:12:20 -0700

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 :...