| Question: Which is stronger -- concrete or bone? | | | | brought to the surface in Antarctic waters by a New |
| Answer: Bone | | | | Zealand fishing boat. This enormous squid, which was |
| Useless Fact: Human bones can actually resist 40 | | | | determined to be a male of the species, was 10 |
| times more stress than concrete. Don't believe it is | | | | meters (32.8 feet), and weighed 450 kilograms (992 |
| true? Then picture a piece of concrete the size of a | | | | pounds), making it the largest squid (the largest |
| bone and imagine how easily it would break. | | | | invertebrate) ever captured. What is even more |
| Question: What bird lays its egg in another bird's nest? | | | | astonishing is that, from what scientists know about |
| Answer: Cuckoo, Cowbird, Whyda, Honeyguide and | | | | squid species in general, there is great sexual |
| Black-headed Duck | | | | dimorphism in squids, with females being significantly |
| Useless Fact: These birds, called brood parasites, lay | | | | larger than the males. If that holds true for the Colossal |
| their eggs in another bird's nest and let the other bird | | | | squid, this male specimen that was captured could |
| parents feed and raise their chicks. The "egg | | | | very well be dwarfed by a much larger female of the |
| abandoner" is then free to mate again and lay more | | | | species. |
| eggs in another nest. The cuckoo is the best known | | | | Question: What does the first letter of a radio station's |
| brood parasite and an expert in the art of cruel | | | | call sign mean? |
| deception. Its strategy involves stealth, surprise and | | | | Answer: The location of the station |
| speed. The mother removes one egg laid by the host | | | | Useless Fact: Generally, in the United States, call signs |
| mother, lays her own and flies off with the host egg in | | | | begin with K west of the Mississippi River, and W to |
| her bill. The whole process takes barely ten seconds. | | | | the east. |
| Cuckoos parasitize the nests of a large variety of bird | | | | Question: Where was the first McD0nald's located? |
| species and carefully mimic the colour and pattern of | | | | Answer: Arcada, California |
| their own eggs to match that of their hosts. Each | | | | Useless Fact: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open |
| female cuckoo specializes on one particular host | | | | a hot dog stand called the Airdome in Arcadia, |
| species. How the cuckoo manages to lay eggs to | | | | California. In 1940, the brothers move to San |
| imitate each host's eggs so accurately is one of | | | | Bernardino, California, on Route 66. After noting that |
| nature's main mysteries. | | | | almost all of their profits came from hamburgers, the |
| Question: What is the largest invertebrate? | | | | brothers close down the restaurant for several |
| Answer: Colossal Squid | | | | months in 1948 to implement their innovative "Speedee |
| Useless Fact: A species of squid reported to be | | | | Service System", a streamlined assembly line for |
| significantly larger than the giant squid, is called the | | | | hamburgers. |
| Colossal squid, officially named Mesonychoteuthis | | | | Question: What is the largest insect? |
| hamiltoni. In February 2007 a live colossal squid was | | | | |