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Question from Gerald: Since all the world’s longitudinal lines converge at the South Pole, which Time Zone is used there (and on the Antarctic continent)?
Rick’s answer: That’s a great question, Gerald!
As you mentioned, all of our planet’s longitudinal lines (also known as meridians) converge at the geographic South Pole.
For that reason, the South Pole doesn’t have an officially designated Time Zone at all.
However, there is indeed a specific Time Zone in use there…
Question from Betty: I’m a dog lover, and I love the really big dogs the most.
My cousin has an English Mastiff that’s the biggest dog I’ve ever personally seen, but I know there are bigger dog breeds.
Can you tell me what was the tallest dog that ever lived?
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Question from Kevin: I read something the other day that said Greenland is the largest island in the world.
But Australia is a lot bigger than Greenland, right? Something doesn’t add up.
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Question from Glenn: I was walking through my local home improvement store and passed several pallets of bricks.
I noticed that most of the bricks had holes in them but the bricks on one pallet didn’t.
I’m just curious as to why some bricks have holes in them but others don’t?
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Question from Carl: I just bought a 250 foot roll of 12/3 electrical wire at Lowes, and it cost me an arm and a leg.
That got me to wondering why house wiring is made out of copper instead of aluminum even though aluminum is a LOT cheaper than copper?
It seems to me that switching to aluminum would save people a ton of money when it came time to build a new house or remodel an old one.
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