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Daily Trivia

Do comets ever slow down?

on Aug 25, 2025

Comets speed up as they approach the Sun a " sometimes reaching speeds of over a million miles per hour. Far away from the Sun, speeds drop, perhaps down to as little as 700 miles per hour.

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What was Martha's title?

Daily Trivia / August 25, 2025

During her husband's presidency, Martha Washington was formally addressed as Lady Washington

What's the best way to make chocolate chip cookies?

Daily Trivia / August 25, 2025

Chocolate chip cookies are made with sugar, flour, eggs, semi-sweet baker's chocolate and butter. While the Toll House recipe is considered the standard, the ingredients can be adjusted to give the cookies slightly ...Read More

Does Utah get more snow than Alaska?

Daily Trivia / August 24, 2025

Salt Lake City, Utah, gets an average of 17 inches more snow annually than Fairbanks, Alaska. Santa Fe, New Mexico, gets an average of 9 inches more snow each year than New Haven, Connecticut.

Who invented water beds?

Daily Trivia / August 24, 2025

In 1832 the Scottish surgeon Neil Arnott devised water beds as a way of improving patients' comfort.

What was the first vegetable grown in space?

Daily Trivia / August 24, 2025

In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. NASA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, created the technology with the goal of feeding astronauts on long space voyages, and eventually, ...Read More