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If you ask anyone in America which entity is responsible for spreading the most joy and happiness you’ll probably get the Walt Disney Corporation for an answer.
But if you were to ask them which entity buys the most explosives after the Department of Defense, Disney would probably be pretty low on their list of responses.
But guess what? Disney really does purchase more explosives than any other entity in the United States besides the Department of Defense.
If you live in a place where snow falls in the winter you’re probably used to seeing those fluffy white flakes falling from the sky.
What you might not know is they can actually be quite large.
I’m sure you’re familiar with the most common slang term that’s used for American dollars.
Yep, that’s right. It’s “bucks”.
As in “I sure could use an extra 20 bucks right now!“.
Have you ever wondered how using the term “bucks” to describe money came about?
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…
Ask any 5th grader what year the Civil War ended and you’ll likely be told 1865.
A quick bit of math will tell you that was 155 years ago.
Ask any American of any age when the last Civil War-era pensioner passed away and they’ll likely guess some time around the mid-1900s.
But guess what? They would be wrong.
In fact, they would be very wrong.