Life is short - begin every day with a smile!
Question from Katy: I have a very simple question that I’ve been curious about for most of my life.
Why is milk white instead of some other color?
I know you can change the color of milk by adding stuff to it (chocolate syrup for example), but milk always comes out of the cow white. I know that for a fact because I grew up on a dairy farm. [Read more…]
Question from Marvin: For years now I’ve been wanting to get myself a used UPS truck and remodel it into a small RV. Those things are so cool!
The problem I’m having is finding one. I’ve looked at every used car dealership I could find and I’ve never seen even one of them for sale.
And here’s the crazy thing – I’ve never seen a used UPS truck on the highway being used for some other purpose (like my dream RV, for example).
I know you’re pretty good at answering questions so I’m hoping you’ll be able to answer these: [Read more…]
Question from Danielle: I have what’s probably a really stupid question.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
I was pointing out the “man in the moon” to my 7 year old daughter when I realized he’s always there every time I look up at the moon.
Why do we always see that same side of the moon and never the other side? [Read more…]
Question from Karren: We now know that lead causes serious health problems and that’s why the government outlawed its use in paint.
But my question is why was lead ever added to paint in the first place? What was the reason for adding it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you’ve ever looked through a stack of old photographs from the 19th and early 20th century you surely noticed something very odd…
None (or at least very few) of the people in those vintage photos were smiling.
In fact, they all looked like their spouse had just left them and took the beloved family dog with them.
So what’s up with that? Was life in those times so difficult that people just didn’t feel happy enough to smile? [Read more…]