| Question: What creature can see both infra-red and | | | | Interesting Fact: Masking tape was invented in 1925 |
| ultra-violet light? | | | | by 3M employee Richard Drew. Drew observed |
| Answer: Goldfish | | | | auto-body workers growing frustrated when they |
| Interesting Fact: The common goldfish is the only | | | | removed butcher paper they had taped to cars they |
| animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light. | | | | were painting. The strong adhesive on the tape |
| The goldfish was one of the earliest fish to be | | | | peeled off some of the paint they had just applied. |
| domesticated and is still one of the most commonly | | | | Touching up the damaged areas increased their costs. |
| kept aquarium fish and water garden fish. A relatively | | | | Drew realized the need for tape with a more gentle |
| small member of the carp family, the goldfish is a | | | | adhesive. |
| domesticated version of a dark-gray/brown carp | | | | Question: Are mole's blind? |
| native to East Asia. It was first domesticated in China | | | | Answer: Nearly |
| and introduced to Europe in the late 17th century. | | | | Interesting Fact: Since moles live in underground |
| Goldfish may grow to a maximum length of 23 inches | | | | tunnels, which they burrow, or dig, themselves, they |
| and a maximum weight of 9.9 pounds. The oldest | | | | have no need to see well. Their eyes are small, and a |
| recorded goldfish lived to 49 years, but most | | | | layer of fur and skin droops over them. Moles can be |
| household goldfish generally live only six to eight | | | | found in North America, Europe and Asia. They eat |
| years. A group of goldfish is known as a troubling. | | | | small invertebrate animals living underground. Male |
| Question: Do rocks grow? | | | | moles are called boars; females are called sows. A |
| Answer: Some do | | | | group of moles is called a labor. |
| Interesting Fact: Some rocks do grow. Rocks called | | | | Question: What percent of the body's energy does |
| iron-manganese crusts grow on mountains under the | | | | the human brain use? |
| sea. The crusts precipitate material slowly from | | | | Answer: 20 percent |
| seawater, growing about 1 millimeter every million | | | | Interesting Fact: The mature brain consumes some |
| years. The same rate your fingernails grow every | | | | 20. |
| two weeks. | | | | Question: Big dinosaurs gulped these objects to aid |
| Question: Who invented masking tape? | | | | with digestion? |
| Answer: Richard G. Drew for 3M | | | | |