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Question from Delaney: I was just wondering how many websites there are on the Internet today? I know it has to be an astronomical number.
Rick’s answer: You’re right, Delaney. It is an astronomical number.
In fact, the researchers at Internet Live Stats estimate that there are nearly 2 billion of them.
Living (and loving) Life
Question from Carla: My husband just bought a roll of electrical wire at Lowes for a remodeling job we’re doing on our home, and it cost an arm and a leg.
That got me to wondering why house wiring is made out of copper instead of aluminum even though aluminum would probably be a lot cheaper than copper? [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
Question from Judy: I bought a new car back in 2018 and it’s been insured by the same company all this time.
I know my car has depreciated quite a bit over the years but my insurance premiums are higher now than they were when the car was brand new.
That makes no sense to me.
It seems like the premiums should decrease along with the value of the car since the insurance company would have to pay out less as the car gets older.
Why didn’t my premium go down along with the value of the car? [Read more…]
Question from Karen: I love the song “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” by Willie Nelson.
My friend and I heard it on the radio the other day and he said that song was written by Hank Williams.
I told him I believe Willie wrote it himself. Which one of us is right? [Read more…]
Like most folks, you’re probably used to seeing school buses traveling up and down the roads all throughout the school year.
And as you’ve surely noticed, the vast majority of the school buses in use today are yellow.
Have you ever wondered why that is? [Read more…]