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Question from Alan D.: I overheard bits and pieces of a conversation the other day in which two guys were talking about a “Spacecraft Graveyard”.
I had never heard of anything like that before.
Can you tell me where this spacecraft graveyard is? I’d love to visit it some day!
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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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