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Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Let me Google that for you.


1. The first vending machines in the United States dispensed a product that’s currently banned in Singapore. What is it?


I don't know. Google it.

One way to find the answer:

Go to Google and search [first vending machines U.S.] to find that they sold chewing gum in the 1880s. Search [chewing gum ban Singapore] to confirm that it’s illegal to buy and sell ____ there.

2. Had an 1845 coin toss between two settlers gone differently, a certain West Coast city would now be called Boston. Which settler won the toss and gave the city its modern name?

I don't know. Google it.

One way to find the answer:

Go to Google and search [1845 coin toss] to discover the city in question is now Portland, Oregon. Search [Portland coin toss 1845] and read to find that settler ________ ___________ won the bet.


3. An injury to the posterior inferior frontal gyrus of the brain can cause a very specific neurological deficit, which is named after an anatomist born in the French region called Gironde. What is the surname of the anatomist for which the deficit is named?

I don't know. Google it.

One way to find the answer:

Go to Google and search [anatomist Gironde]. The most famous is Paul Pierre _____. Read his biography and find the deficit is called _______'s aphasia, which is an inability to speak, write, or express oneself.

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