3/3/25 The World from A to Z ( Friday 2/28/25)

What unique therapy is being conducted in the Brazilian Amazon?

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• Dolphin-assisted therapy

  (Boto Dolphin Therapy)

• Crocodile cuddle sessions

• Piranha pedicures

• Mosquito meditation therapy

Who benefits from boto therapy?

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• Sharks who need emotional support

• People with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, and limb loss

• People training for the Dolphin Olympics

• Pirates looking for new crewmates

According to research, what does poor sleep contribute to?

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• The sudden ability to speak fluent dolphin

• Spontaneous human combustion

• Inflammation in the body

• An uncontrollable urge to dance

How can inflammation caused by poor sleep be reduced?

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• By staying awake forever to avoid it

• By bribing the inflammation with warm milk

• By sleeping in a bed made of marshmallows

• By improving sleep quality and duration

What did scientists James Watson and Francis Crick discover on February 28, 1953?

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• How to talk to plants telepathically

• That socks disappear in the laundry because of tiny black holes

• How to make the world's best spaghetti

• The double-helix structure of DNA

After English, what is the most widely spoken language in the world?

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• Mandarin-Chinese

• Tik-Tik

• Njerep

• Chung

What is Nüshu?

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• A rare species of talking pandas

• A secret script developed by women in China

• A secret menu item at a noodle shop

• The world's slowest internet browser

Why was Nüshu created?

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• Women were barred from formal education and needed a way to communicate

• Because regular Chinese characters were too mainstream

• To use as a treasure map for hidden dumplings

• As a way to send secret love notes to dolphins

What was the purpose of the Gulf War?

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• To determine the world’s best sandcastle builder

• To create the world's largest beach party

• To push Iraqi forces out of Kuwait

• To settle a dispute over who had the best hummus

Why did Pope Benedict XVI resign in 2013?

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• Due to advanced age and inability to fulfill duties

• To train dolphins for boto therapy

• Because he wanted to become a professional skateboarder

• To pursue a career as a DJ