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Daily Trivia

What is the 'Sandcastle Effect?'

on Sep 10, 2025

The "Sandcastle Effect" was identified by researchers at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana and first published on June 18, 1997. It explained why sandcastles do not collapse after the sand in them has almost totally dried out.

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What was so special about Dan's race car?

Daily Trivia / September 09, 2025

Auto racer Dan Gurney was one of the first U.S. drivers to use rear-engine race cars. He won the Le Mans race (1967), and finished second in the Indianapolis 500 twice (1968 and 1969).

How many human body parts are three?

Daily Trivia / September 09, 2025

There are ten human body parts that are only three letters long: eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip, gum.

When did the U.S. army carry peacemakers?

Daily Trivia / September 09, 2025

The Colt Single Action Army handgun (also known as the Colt Peacemaker, Single Action Army, Colt .45 and sometimes as The Equalizer) is a single action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six rounds. It was designed...Read More

What constitutes 'regular' coffee?

Daily Trivia / September 09, 2025

When ordering coffee on U.S. flights, for the East Coast, "regular" is with milk and sugar; on the West Coast, "regular" coffee is black.

What's in that haggis you're getting ready to eat?

Daily Trivia / September 08, 2025

Haggis, a traditional Scottish dish, is made from the lungs, heart, and liver of a sheep, chopped with onions, seasonings, suet, and oatmeal, and then broiled in a bag made from the sheep's stomach.