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Daily Trivia

How many types of mosquitoes are there?

on Jul 22, 2025

Of the million-plus species of insects on earth, 3,000 of them are mosquitoes. More than 165 of those live in the United States.

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What was Franklin's last public act?

Daily Trivia / July 22, 2025

Signing a memorial to Congress for the abolition of slavery was the last public act of Benjamin Franklin.

Why are female blue shark hides so thick?

Daily Trivia / July 22, 2025

The hides of mature female blue sharks are more than twice as thick as those of males, probably as a protection against courtship bites.

How did Bartram start his garden?

Daily Trivia / July 21, 2025

Starting from his farm near Philadelphia during the 1700s, John Bartram traveled north to Lake Ontario, south to Florida, and west to the Ohio River in search of plants and natural history specimens for his own botanic ...Read More

What were brass instruments made of in the past?

Daily Trivia / July 21, 2025

The brass family of instruments include the trumpet, trombone, tuba, cornet, flügelhorn, French horn, saxhorn, and sousaphone. While they are usually made of brass today, in the past they were made of wood, horn, and ...