Wednesday, July 2, 2008

HONEYBEES, RUBBER BANDS AND WOMEN AT THE EXCHANGE BUFFET!



How do honeybees navigate?
Honeybees navigate using the sun as a compass, even when it is hidden behind clouds - they find it via the polarization of ultraviolet light from areas of blue sky.

Who made the first rubber bands?
Rubber bands were first made by Perry and Co. of London in 1845.

Could women eat at the Exchange Buffet?
Only men were allowed to eat at the first self-service restaurant, the Exchange Buffet in New York, opened in 1885. Customers ate standing up.

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