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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Bumbles Bounce, Will Santa Float? (for the Week of Dec. 23, 2007)
December 20, 2007 Q. Dear Twig: Did you hear that the North Pole is melting? A.: Yes. Yes, I did. The news, as I've read it, is this: Scientists say that the polar ice cap, the frozen Arctic Ocean water, that normally covers the North Pole is melti ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Boubou? Funny Bird Names (for the Week of Dec. 2, 2007)
November 21, 2007 Q. Dear Twig: What's a flying steamer duck? Why should we beware of it? [See last week.] A.: It's simply a duck with a funny name. Does it fly? Yes. Does it steam? It does — like a steamboat, not a teapot. But no need to beware ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Blargh of the Albatross (for the Week of Jan. 28, 2007)
January 24, 2007 Q. Dear Twig: This one time, at science camp, an albatross (albatross!) threw up on my aunt. A. Whoa! Thanks for sharing. Here's what I think: I think that the camp took a trip to a rookery. (A place where some bird types, such as al ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Bio-who-ia? (for the Week of June 18, 2006)
June 18, 2006 Q. Dear Twig: OK, I'll bite. What's bio... bio... phlablahblah? [See last week.] A. For starters: You spell it biophilia. (Ah! Hard to spell!) And you say it, "BY-oh-FILL-ee-uh." (Ah! Hard to say!) Think of it, yes, as a ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Big Z's (for the Week of July 26, 2009)
July 26, 2009 Q. Dear Twig: What's the biggest zucchini in the world? A. The book called Guiness World Records 2008 lists it as having weighed 64 pounds, 8 ounces. A man in the United Kingdom named Bernard Lavery grew it in 1990. Also very big is a ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Big Stink? Smell a Winner! (for the Week of Feb. 3, 2008)
February 3, 2008 Q. Dear Twig: What's the worst smell in the world? A. Here are two of my personal favorites, ones I've actually smelled myself (but not smelled like) (at least not that anyone's said): Snake musk, which snakes squirt to s ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Bee Good! But Why? (for the Week of June 3, 2007)
May 24, 2007 Q. Dear Twig: Alright, I'll ask. How do native bees help us? A. Most native bees go by two other names: solitary bees and pollen bees. Scientists call them solitary bees because most types live and nest alone, not in hives with thousands ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Barrel o' Rain, Barrel o' Fun (for the Week of March 16, 2008)
March 14, 2008 Q. Dear Twig: What's a rain barrel? What's it for? A. It's a barrel. For holding rain. That's all I know. OK, not true. I know more than that. I also know this: You can make your own rain barrel. You can make it out of a ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Backyard Fruits That You Can Grow (for the Week of March 1, 2009)
March 1, 2009 Q. Dear Twig: OK, here's another kiwifruit. So what did you mean, "more cool backyard fruits" last week? A. Thank you. Chomp, chomp. I meant that you can grow a lot of other fruits in your own backyard, not just kiwifruits. ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Anti-skunk-spray Reek-remover! (for the Week of March 25, 2007)
March 15, 2007 Q. Dear Twig: So tomato juice doesn't get rid of skunk stink. What does? My dog really smells! A. Here's what works: Mix 1 quart of 3-percent hydrogen peroxide, a quarter cup of baking soda and 1 teaspoon of liquid detergent. Take ...