Social Science Questions & Answers

The name honeymoon may have something to do with the date that weddings traditionally took place. Weddings once commonly took place upon the Summer solstice both for religious reasons earlier on and also for the practical reason that it was the time between the main planting and harvesting of crops. As it was at this time of year that honey …

The terms Bimmer, Beemer or Beamer refer to BMW vehicles. However, Bimmer is the correct term for BMW cars while Beemer and Beamer are used for BMW motorcycles. Why all these different terms? BMW started big in motorcycles and was very active in motor sports then. One of its biggest competitors at the racing track was BSA, which was also …

The mighty Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. They lie on the border between China and Nepal. The world’s highest peak of the range is Mount Everest, which is 29,028 ft (8,848 m). That is why it is know as the “roof of the world”.

According to WHO, decaying of teeth is a localized, post-eruptive pathologic external process, involving hard tooth tissue and formation of cavities. There is demineralization of teeth by acids produced in the oral environment, due to action of oral acidogenic bacteria on carbohydrates found in cooked food and drinks. Animals are either herbivorous or carnivorous or both, and survive on uncooked, …

The tautara is the only survivor of the beak-headed order of reptiles, called Rhynchocephalia, that goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. It hunts by night and its prey are insects. Like the coelecanth, a prehistoric fish that still survives, the tautara is almost a living fossil. It can now be found only on some of the small islets …

The camel’s best known nickname is ‘the ship of desert’, and it is very well suited to the camel. The camel is ideally suited to the life it leads in the desert, and its best adaptation is its hump. Although many people know that the camel can go for days, even weeks at a time, without food or water, not …

There are two occasions when a snake will dance – both connected with the mating season. In the first case the dancing partners are both male and their performance appears to be a from of aggression designed to impress the female. The second occasion is a nuptial dance between male and female. First the snakes pursue each other and coil …

The song of the birds at dawn has given pleasure to millions of people has been celebrated in poetry and prose for many years. The most usual explanation given in the Middle Ages was that the birds sang each day in praise of God and the beauty with which, he had clothed the world. More recently, there was the feeling …

Turtles and tortoises have been on planet Earth even before the dinosaurs. They are that old. The difference between a turtle and tortoise is that the turtle stays in water while the tortoise stays on land. But both creatures have one thing in common: they live to a ripe old age, from 120 years to almost 200 years! Some of …

Some animals have a special, reflective surface right behind their retinas, called the tapetum lucidum, which helps animals see better in the dark. When light enters the eye, it hits a photoreceptor that transmits the information to the brain. But sometimes light doesn’t hit the photoreceptor, so the tapetum lucidum acts as a mirror to bounce it back for a …