Hungry Hummingbirds, Swimming Bluefins, and Brigham's Wives

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Trivia For You Wednesday January 6, 2010 How much do hummingbirds eat? How many wives did Brigham have? How does a bluefin swim? Why do horse's bridles include turquoise? How strong is an abalone? Get Healthy in 2010 How much do hummingbirds eat? While awake, hummingbirds must eat at least every 30 minutes or they will starve to death. They need to eat 2.5 times their body weight every day — this takes hundreds of flowers everyday. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top How many wives did Brigham have? The Mormon leader Brigham Young had 27 wives. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top How does a bluefin swim? The bluefin tuna swims with its mouth partly open, relying on ramjet ventilation, unlike slower fish, which force water through their gills to remove oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Since seawater contains only about 2.5 percent as much oxygen it needs from the volume of water flowing through its mouth, the bluefin has proportionately one of the largest gill areas of any fish. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Why do horse's bridles include turquoise? In early Europe, there was a popular superstition that the wearer of turquoise could never suffer a broken bone. Instead, the turquoise itself would shatter and thus prevent the accident. The stones were also set into horses' bridles to keep them from stumbling and falling. These days, it is common for horses' bridles to be decorated with turquoise (usually imitation), although not many people who own them know the custom's origin. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top How strong is an abalone? A 4-inch-long abalone can grip a rock with a force of 400 pounds. Two grown men are incapable of prying it up. Comment on this Story | Printer Friendly | | Send Story to a Friend | Top Get Healthy in 2010 Get in shape for the New Year with health tips from ArcaMax! Get the latest news in health and medicine, free diet and exercise tips, and more with a free subscription. Subscribe to Health Tips instantly. Find out more before subscribing. -- From the ArcaMax editors Recent Stories    What's a beaver's favorite food?    What can you do at Camp Snoopy?    How much water is on Mars?    How many Creme Eggs do people eat?    Did the Aztecs like their chocolate?   More From ArcaMax Publishing Newsletters: Comics - Knowledge - Lifestyles - News - More Classic Books: Fiction - Non Fiction - Short Stories - Sci Fi - More More: Quizzes - Sudoku - Crossword - Weather - Sports - Columns En Español: Ultimas Noticias - Tiras Comicas - Deportes - Sudoku Ad Free Newsletter ArcaMax publications are now available in an "advertising-free" format. Please click here for details.	Quick Clicks Gevalia Coffee - 3 Boxes For 3 Bucks! Click Here To Turn Your PC Into A Super TV in 2 minutes! Click Now And Get Your Free $1,000 Walmart Gift Card
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