Fast Facts Answers to Outside the Box Puzzles from page 56 1. One in a million 2. Upside down 3. Doing time 4. Of two minds 5. Simply outstanding 6. Outsmart Name Droppers Several famous movie stars who made it big on the silver screen and other entertainment venues dropped the name they were born with and settled on a new, and sometimes more glamorous one. ▶▶Whoopie Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson ▶▶Natalie Portman Natalie Hershlag ▶▶Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estevez ▶▶Queen Latifah Dana Owens ▶▶Ben Kingsley Krishna Bahanji ▶▶Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina Fey ▶▶Kirk Douglas Issur Danielovitch ▶▶Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson ▶▶Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop ▶▶Demi Moore Demetria Gene Guynes ▶▶Marilyn Monroe Norma Jeane Baker ▶▶Winona Ryder Winona Horowitz ▶▶Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Linn Anastasakis ▶▶Elton John Reginald Kenneth Dwight ▶▶Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj Betcha Didn’t Know... ▶▶Cotton candy was invented by a dentist. ▶▶Children of identical twins are genetically siblings, not cousins. ▶▶A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds. ▶▶Though unusual, a “moonbow” is a rainbow that happens at night. ▶▶Bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest. ▶▶The electric chair was invented by a dentist. ▶▶The tea bag was an accidental invention. ▶▶Almost 163,000 pints of Guinness are wasted in facial hair each year. ▶▶Bubble wrap was originally intended to be wallpaper. ▶▶It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose. ▶▶Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV. ▶▶The stage before frostbite is called “frostnip.” ▶▶Bullfrogs do not sleep. ▶▶Iguanas have three eyes. The Fabulous Fifties The distinct youth culture that emerged in the 1950s was marked by a flurry of new fads, fashion and music. Here are a few of the defining items never to be forgotten by those who grew up in that period. ▶▶Poodle skirts for women ▶▶Sideburns on men ▶▶Drive-in theatres ▶▶Hula hoops ▶▶High-school sock hops ▶▶Soda fountains ▶▶3-D movies ▶▶Beatniks ▶▶The Twist ▶▶Elvis Presley ▶▶Dick Clark and American Bandstand ▶▶Bobby socks ▶▶Saddle shoes Due Date: Spring The welcome season following winter is when a number of the species in the animal kingdom typically give birth to their young. Everybody is familiar with the regular appearance of spring lambs, but there are many others as well. ▶▶Chipmunks: litters of them begin to appear in April to May. ▶▶Foxes: they mate throughout late winter and birth occurs between March and May. ▶▶Otters: like foxes, they also mate in late winter and birthing begins in spring. ▶▶Black bears: they are born blind and emerge as a family at the close of winter. ▶▶Seals: they give birth to one pup a year between February and April. ▶▶Beavers: they produce one litter annually that arrives between April and July. ▶▶White-tailed deer: these little Bambis will be seen grazing between May and June. ▶▶Raccoon: their birthing season is early April to mid-June. ▶▶Herons: they are hatched from early spring to June. ▶▶Skunks: they appear in May in litters of two to 10. ▶▶Rabbits: born in spring, typically in large litters. 62 | www.snowbirds.org
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