Q. When was the USNS MERCY commissioned? A. The 1st was commissioned in 1918, the 2nd in 1944, and the 3rd and current MERCY in 1986.

Q. When were German Shorthaired Pointers considered an official breed? A. Hector I was born 1872 & the first GSP in the German Stud Book

Q. Where did tulips originate? A. Tulips originated from the high plains across Central Asia & brought to the Netherlands in the 1500s.

Q. How many years did Sandra Day O'Connor serve on the Supreme Court? A. SDC served from 9/22/1981 - 1/31/2006. Serving for over 24 years

Q. What is the rarest blood type? A. Blood types are linked to genetics so vary around the world, but in the US AB-Negative is the rarest

Q. What is the fastest a person has gone on a windsurf foil? A. The current World Record is 36.44 knots set by Nicolas Goyard.

Q. How long did it take Lewis & Clark to reach the Pacific Ocean? A. The Corps of Volunteers took 1 year, 6 months, & 1 day to travel West

Q. When was the green jacket introduced at the Masters? A. Augusta National members got green jackets 1937. Master's winners in 1949.

Q. How many years ago did Kenny Rogers get his Walk of Fame star? A. He got his star over 20 years ago, on September 14, 1979.

Q. When was the first hot air balloon flight? A. 6/4/1783 1st hot air balloon was flown. 11/21/1783 1st untethered, manned flight happened.

Q. Why is it called the Spring Equinox? A. Equinox = When Earths axis & Earths orbit around the sun combine so the axis is straight up&down

Q. How long have marshmallows been around? A. The Ancient Egyptians were the first to discover what we know as marshmallows about 2000BC

Q. Why are shamrocks a symbol of St Patrick's Day? A. Legend says St. Patrick used shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity of Christianity

Q. How long has toilet paper been around? A. People have been wiping for a long time, but commercially packaged toilet paper started 1857

Q. Why is a unit of water 748 gallons? A. A CCF or HCF is 100 cubic feet of water. 100 cubic feet of water is equal to 748 gallons.

Q. Who first discovered pi? A. Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BCE) was the first to discover pi, representing it as 25/8 (or 3.125).

Q. When was Black Jack gum invented? A. Black Jack gum was introduced in 1884 by Thomas Adams.

Q. What's the highest-scoring elk rack? A. The current record is from Utah in 2008, scoring 478-5/8 on the Boone & Crockett scale.

Q. What's the difference between sushi/sashimi/nigiri? A. Sushi=vinegared rice, sashimi=raw seafood, nigiri=raw seafood & vinegared rice

Q. When was the first baseball game played? A. The first officially recorded game of baseball was played on June 19, 1846.