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12/3/25

[Answer] What color were NYC taxis before they were yellow?

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...Long before yellow became the color of New York City taxis, early 20th-century cabs were painted red with green trim. These distinctive colors were used by the New York Taxicab Company, which introduced gas-powered French automobiles to the city in 1907. As more operators joined the rapidly growing industry, yellow rose to dominance—thanks largely to John Hertz, who chose the color because it was the most visible from a distance. Over time, yellow became standardized and the classic red and green color scheme faded into history.

[Answer] Which movie character famously shouted the line, “Show me the money!”?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which movie character famously shouted the line, “Show me the money!”?"



...The iconic line “Show me the money!” comes from the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, but it isn’t Jerry himself who delivers the famous shout—it’s charismatic wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr. In a memorable phone call with sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise), Tidwell demands a guarantee of commitment and financial respect, leading to the exuberant chant that became one of the most quoted lines of the decade. The scene helped Gooding earn an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and cemented the phrase in pop-culture history.

12/2/25

[Answer] Which writer was one of the first people in the world to have a telephone installed in his home?

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...Mark Twain was an enthusiastic early adopter of new technology, embracing the telephone almost as soon as Alexander Graham Bell introduced it. By the late 1870s, he had one of the first residential telephones installed in his Hartford, Connecticut home—long before most Americans had ever even seen one. Although he complained humorously about the line’s terrible sound quality, Twain loved gadgets, even holding several patents of his own. He was a close friend of inventor Nikola Tesla and one of the first writers to use a typewriter for his work.

[Answer] Which mammal often starves to death after losing all its teeth?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which mammal often starves to death after losing all its teeth?"



...African elephants rely on a unique tooth-replacement system in which sets of massive molars grow in from the back of the jaw and move forward as older ones wear down. Over a lifetime, an elephant typically cycles through six sets. Once the final set is worn away—usually in old age—the animal can no longer grind tough vegetation effectively. Because they cannot regrow any additional teeth, many elephants become unable to eat enough food to survive, leading to starvation. This natural limitation is one of the major factors determining an elephant’s lifespan in the wild.

12/1/25

[Answer] Which animal will always give birth to identical quadruplets?

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...Remarkably, the armadillo stands alone in the animal kingdom for producing genetically identical offspring every time it gives birth. The nine-banded armadillo is the only vertebrate that gives birth to identical quadruplets every time! A female releases a single egg that, once fertilized, splits into four embryos—each genetically identical and all sharing one placenta. This phenomenon, in which multiple embryos arise from a single fertilized egg, is known as polyembryony. How and why this rare strategy evolved remains a mystery.