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Healthy as a horse... which horse?
"Even someone who doesn't know much about horses can learn a lot about equine health just by watching the post parade from the stable to the gates during the May 6 Kentucky Derby, says an equine veterinarian at Purdue University." A healthy horse has a resting heart rate, of 40-45 beats per minute. The respiratory rate of an adult horse at rest is 8-16 breaths per minute. A horse's body temperature is between 98 and 101 degrees.

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How people measured things in the early days
In early times various body parts were used as tools and guides, hence the word "feet," or "the rule of thumb."

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How do Iguania communicate?
Lizards of the suborder Iguania communicate non-verbally with various combinations of push ups, body posturing, head movements, and displays of colorful belly patches & throat "dewlaps."

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What year did the United States land on the moon?
On July 20, 1969 the first manned spacecraft landed on the moon. The Moon was first visited by Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 in 1959. It is the only extraterrestrial body to have been visited by humans. The last time the moon was visited by man was in December of 1972.

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