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The offspring is not "fertile" in the common sense of the word. You cannot take two mules, breed them together, and get another mule, no matter how many times you try it. It is also not quite th…

Top stories for Long   A professor in college once told my class every so often a mating between a horse and a donkey will produce fertile offspring. How is fertility possible without an equal number of chromosomes? Victor Wren, Over forty years experience with horses, trained as farrier. • Answered January 24, 2019 The offspring is not "fertile" in the common sense of the word. You cannot take two mules, breed them together, and get another mule, no matter how many times you try it. I... Read more » 375 13   Why did Joe Biden have Trump's border wall torn down which had been over halfway completed? Michael Anderson, lives in London • Answered February 1 The USA/Mexico border is almost 2,000 miles long. Before Trump came to office there were walls of sorts measuring 649 miles. During Trump's presidency only 55 extra miles w... Read more » 2.3K 1K   Why would a ex come back when you have moved on? Lana Gorokhav, Head of Strategy and Marketing (2016-present) • Answered June 25 Alright, listen up. Let me spit some truth that you probably haven't heard before. Why would an ex come back when you've moved on? Because you've done what every high-value... Read more » 410 36   Is Paul Ryan "likeable?" Gary Teal, I am a Republican. • Answered August 24, 2016 Yes, the generally accepted story around Capitol Hill is that Paul Ryan is "likeable". Not to pick on anyone else, but to give a counter example, Senator Ted Cruz is consid... Read more » 56 9   Has anyone ever been asked to go without underwear? If you did, what did you wear? Jay Lee, CEO of an International Investment Firm (2013-present) • Answered August 9 Oh my husband makes that request quite often especially if we're going out to dinner or to a club. I usually wear a short skirt no panties and some type of a silk or a thin... Read more » 16 9   What are some of the controversies surrounding "The Wizard of Oz"? Angela Stockton, B.A. English & Journalism, University of Kentucky (1970) • Updated July 2 None of the actors in the movie enjoyed making the movie, but it was the days of the old studio system when actors were under contract and played the roles they were ordere... Read more » 566 31   Do mosquitoes only hover at ground level? If I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment will a mosquito fly up to find me? What about the 5th or 50th floor? Rich Pollack, Entomologist • Updated October 1, 2018 Excellent question. The answer depends upon the kinds of mosquitoes present in your area and the kind of host(s) they prefer to feed upon. Let's assume that you're a human ... Read more » 193 15   Is it known with certainty which psalms are really from King David? Dick Harfield, lives in Sydney, Australia • Answered October 2, 2023 Yes, it is known with considerable certainty that King David actually wrote none of the psalms, although the superscriptions apparently added to the psalms long after the B... Read more » 118 11   Which historical woman deserves a reevaluation of her legacy? Asked in Wonders of the Past 🏺✨ • Answered by Gaietta L. • December 21, 2023 What about Marie Antoinette? At 14, she was sent abroad for an arranged marriage to a man she did not love. Her husband, possibly suffering from phimosis, did not consummate ... Read more » 1.6K 55   As a cashier, have you ever seen a customer do something that made you say, "you can't be serious…"? Stinesfloy, knows Norwegian • Answered November 15, 2022 I used to work in a women clothing store. It was not under a chain but privatly owned and it had various brands raging from cheap to more costly. It was located in the sent... Read more » 1.6K 31   Which social experiment produced the most surprising results? Asked in Extremely interesting facts • Answered by Alessandro13 • April 13 In 1969, Professor Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University conducted a unique social psychology experiment. He took two identical cars and abandoned them on the street in two... Read more » 309 23   Isn't it hilarious that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is super butt hurt because Kamala Harris is running as President? Asked in Trumpers are Traitors • Answered by Cheryl Williams • July 28 Yeah it's hilarious. He is making some dangerous claims though. He is claiming that Biden has to resign so that Harris isn't VP. He claims that her being VP when the electo... Read more » 5.8K 672 Read more in your feed

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