What were some of the sexual overtones in Heinlein's most popular novels?

Daily Trivia / November 02, 2026

Sexual freedom and the elimination of sexual jealousy are a major theme of Stranger in a Strange Land (1961), in which the straitlaced nurse Jill acts as a dramatic foil for the less parochial characters Jubal Harshaw and ...Read More

What did Pascal think about Cleopatra's nose?

Daily Trivia / November 01, 2026

Blaise Pascal, the 17th-century French mathematician, said that if Cleopatra's nose had been differently shaped – aquiline, for instance – or if Cromwell's bladder had not been obstructed and he had lived longer, the ...Read More

How many cells make up the human body?

Daily Trivia / November 01, 2026

The human body consists of about 60 trillion cells, and each cell has about 10,000 times as many molecules as the Milky Way has stars.

When was the basketball invented?

Daily Trivia / November 01, 2026

In 1894, A. G. Spalding & Bros. in Chicopee, Massachusetts invented the first official basketball. The first balls were made of panels of leather that were stitched together over a rubber bladder.

Why are Japanese writing less?

Daily Trivia / November 01, 2026

Japanese children start out by memorizing 80 brush-stroke characters by second grade, going all the way to 2,000 characters to allow them to read a newspaper in high school. Still, only 16.3 percent of test takers pass a ...Read More

Who has more blood -- men or women?

Daily Trivia / November 01, 2026

Men have more blood than women. Men have 1.5 gallons as compared to 0.875 gallons for women.