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Daily Trivia

What makes the AK-47 so popular?

on Dec 19, 2024

The AK-47 is simple, inexpensive to manufacture and easy to clean and maintain. Its ruggedness and reliability are legendary. The large gas piston, generous clearances between moving parts, and tapered cartridge case design allow the gun to endure large amounts of foreign matter and fouling without failing to cycle. This reliability comes at the cost of accuracy, as the looser tolerances do not allow the precision and consistency that are required of more accurate firearms.

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Why were pototaes banned in Burgundy?

Daily Trivia / December 19, 2024

Potatoes were banned in Burgundy in 1910 because it was said, "frequent use caused leprosy."

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Daily Trivia / December 19, 2024

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Which black hole was the first to be discovered?

Daily Trivia / December 18, 2024

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Are frowns bad for your complexion?

Daily Trivia / December 18, 2024

It has been determined that one brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns.

Do kids have fewer cavities today?

Daily Trivia / December 18, 2024

More than half of school-age children in the U.S. have no cavities in their permanent teeth, compared with only 26 percent who were cavity-free in the early ‘70s, the American Dental Association has reported.

What's our #3 food holiday?

Daily Trivia / December 18, 2024

Right behind Christmas and Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday ranks as the third-largest occasion for Americans to consume food, according to the National Football League.